Factors Affecting Dropout of Students from Primary Schools in District Peshawar KPK

Abstract

The study was descriptive in nature. The purpose of this study was to provide new ways to thoughts on the problem of dropout of the students with a new approach to take part in the achievement of the targets towards universality of primary education in district Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The purpose of the study was to find out students related factors that affect the drop out of students at primary level in district Peshawar. The population of the study was all male teachers of primary level in district Peshawar. The target population was all the male teachers of Circle Hazarkhawani Peshawar. The sample of the study was the ten (10) schools of circle Hazarkhawani consisted of sixty (60) PST (primary school teachers) but due to shortage of time, the researcher selected thirty (30) teachers as respondents in such a way that three (3) teachers from each of these ten schools. The researcher adapted a self-ended questionnnaire from Cherotich. J (2017) that was used to collect the data for the study. The collected data was analyzed by statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) statistical tools like, Descriptive Statistics, One-sample t-test, Independent Sample t-test and Pearson Correlation Analysis. The result confirmed that the variable mentioned in the study was Learner’s Characteristics (LC) greatly affected dropout of the students from the school. The study suggested that student should be equipped with such qualities which create their interest in studies. The study also suggested that government should take steps in this regard as provide basic facilities like water, health etc. to schools, also provide scholarship to deserving students and strictly ban punishment.