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    Social-Economic Factors Influencing Girl Child Completion of ‘O’ Level Secondary Education of in Mbale City: A Case Study of Bukonde Secondary School
    (Uganda Christian University, 2024-09-19) Muzaki Sharon
    The study sought to find out the Social-economic factors influencing 'O' level completion of girl child in their education in Mbale city. A case study of Bukonde secondary school. The study was based on specific objective; to find out the effects of economic factors on 'O' level completion of girl child in Bukonde Secondary School, Mbale City. To find out the effects of social factors on 'O' level completion of girl child in Bukonde Secondary School, Mbale City. To establish the challenges Bukonde SS faced in ensuring completion of girl child secondary school education. It was based on research design basing on the use of qualitative and quantitative approaches that adopted social-economic factors influencing girl child completion of 'O' level secondary education of in Mbale city. Cross-sectional survey design was employed to establish the influence of management practices on teachers’ performance in selected secondary schools in Mbale City. A random sampling system used in the study. Interviews and Questionnaires were used to collect primary and secondary sources of data from 80 respondents, using simple random sampling. The discussion of finding were the majority of the respondents agreed that parents pay school fees in time. The majority of the respondents agreed parents buy students enough text books. The majority of the respondents agreed parents buy students required school uniform. The majority of the respondents agreed parents provide students with enough exercise books, pens. The majority of the respondents agreed parents pack for student’s lunch at school. The majority of the respondents agreed that peer pressure leads to failure girl child completion. The majority of the respondents agreed that early marriage leads to failure girl child completion. The majority of the respondents agreed that orphan hood leads to failure girl child completion. The majority of the respondents agreed teenage pregnancy leads to failure girl child completion. The majority of the respondents agreed child labour leads to failure girl child completion. From the findings therefore, the majority of the respondents agreed that parents have negative attitudes about girls’ education. The majority of the respondents agreed parents’ occupation does not allow them to attend school meetings. The majority of the respondents agreed parents are available to help me in home work all the time. The majority of the respondents agreed that parents are too busy to attend my academic issues. The majority of the respondents agreed parent’ occupation makes me absent most of the time. The researcher concludes that this study concludes that social-economic factors influencing girl child completion of 'O' level secondary education of in Mbale city. The study noted that parents taking girls to schools are not well educated and mother in specific, majority are illiterate thus they would not consider educating girls above the level they have attained. The study recommends in light of the findings and conclusions of this study, the government should intensify adult learning policy to ensure parents get an education. This would enable the parents pay school fees and meet other related school costs. It would also help to minimize students’ absenteeism due to casual jobs they sometimes engage in to earn some money. There should be massive education campaign to enlighten the parents on the value of education of their children so as to support their children in pursuit of education.