INDIVIDUAL DOMAIN FACTORS AND SCHOOL DROPOUT IN KENYAN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS: A CASE OF KAKAMEGA CENTRAL SUB-COUNTY; KENYA
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Globally, education wastage arising from repetition and drop out is a sign of internal inefficiency in the education system. Every year, the Government of Kenya invests heavily in public secondary education. In spite of this heavy investment, the delivery of quality secondary education faces various challenges. One of the biggest challenges is dropout. Cases of school dropouts have been on the rise in the recent past, especially among students in public day secondary schools in Kakamega Central sub-county. This has a potential to negatively affect many aspects of development. This study investigated the Individual Domain factors affecting school dropout in Kenyan public secondary schools in Kakamega Central sub-county; Kenya. This study adopted Description research survey design. The target population included former students in Kakamega Central Sub-County, who dropped out of secondary school. The study applied simple random method according to Krejcie and Morgan determination table and snowball sampling techniques. The study was piloted within Kakamega Central Sub-County on the population that was not meant for the main study. The Questionnaire was an instrument for primary data collection. The study descriptive and inferential statistics was analyzed by use of SPSS software version 24. Further; a regression equation model was developed to test the relationships between the variables. The results of the findings indicated Individual Domain Factors had significant effect on school drop out of the sub county of Kakamega Central; Kenya. The study recommended for County Governments to embrace the understanding of individual domain factors on the school dropout, further the study recommended for more studies on the same considering same variables but different methodologies.
Key words: Individual Domain Factors, Socio Cultural Factors, School Dropout
CITATION: Matasyoh, M. D., Eshiteti, S., & Juma, D. (2022). Individual domain factors and school dropout in Kenyan public secondary schools: a case of Kakamega Central sub-county; Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 9 (2), 362 – 375.
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