Causal Factors of School Dropouts (A study of Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Journal Title: International Journal of Research in Social Sciences - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Education has always been associated with providing a better quality of life for human beings. Education is the basic requirement for human development and survival of the society. There is many problems in Indian education system. School dropout is one of them. The present study was aimed at finding out causal factors of school dropouts. A total sample of 101 school dropouts was selected in Dhanipur block, Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Data were selected from school dropouts through interview schedule. The study revealed some factors namely personal, family school and socio-economic factors are playing a significant role in life of school dropouts.
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Dr. Saba Khan and Ms Gauri Pandey
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