Assessment of School Related Factors Influencing Boys‟ Dropout in Day Public Secondary Schools in Tanzania: A Case of Kibaha Town Council.

Jumah,, Mwajuma (2025) Assessment of School Related Factors Influencing Boys‟ Dropout in Day Public Secondary Schools in Tanzania: A Case of Kibaha Town Council. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study aimed at assessing the school-related factors influencing secondary school boys‟ dropout in Tanzania. It was guided by three specific objectives: to analyse the effect school-related factors; to determine the measures for mitigating school-related factors; and to examine the challenges of mitigating the measures of school-related factors influencing secondary school dropout in Kibaha Town Council. The study used pragmatism as a research philosophy through which mixed research approaches were used. The study used sequential exploratory design and questionnaires, interview and documentary review to collect data. The study used the sample size of 240 respondents selected using purposive and simple random sampling techniques. The study revealed that, the effect of school-related factors constituted long distance walking to school and poor students‟ academic performance; the measures for mitigating school related factors which comprised of identifying students who are at risk of dropping out of school; and, the challenge factor was lack of financial resources. It is recommended that public secondary schools to enhance teacher student relationship; invest in students‟ hostels; It is recommended that further studies be carried-out in other councils to establish other factors, if any. The study concludes that the effect of school-related factors influencing boys‟ dropout is due to long distance walking to school, and poor students‟ academic performance; the measures for mitigating include identifying students at risk of dropping out of school and the government collaboration with the private sector for added resources and the expertise. Keywords: school related factors, school dropout, public secondary school, day school.

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