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Investigating the Impact of Poverty on Students' Education Enrollment in Secondary Schools. A Case Study of Secondary Schools in Kyalulangira Sub County in Rakai District.

Kagolo Monday, Mukoyani Geophrey


Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of poverty on the students' education enrollment in secondary schools specifically in kyalulangira Sub County in Rakai district. The study was guided by the following objectives; To determine the effect of family poverty on students' academic enrollment, to determine other factors on academic enrollment and to identify the solutions to reduce poverty in kyalulangira subcounty. The study adopted a descriptive survey since it involved some administrators from various schools in kyalulangira subcounty in Rakai district to examine the impact of poverty on students' education enrollment in secondary schools. From the findings, it was found out that 60% of the donation and aid was received from Kibaale children’s fund and was located at Kibaale Community Secondary School, 20% from Compassion Uganda which was also located at Kibaale Full Gospel Church in Kibaale Town Council, 10% from World Vision in Rakai Ward, 8% from Cotton on Foundation and 2% from Dreams Project. Further findings of the study shown that the impact of poverty had negative significant on the students' education enrollment in secondary schools. The study recommended further research on other modern techniques of farming to the people of the area since farming is their main source of income in order to combat poverty in the area of study.

Keywords

poverty students education enrollment and secondary schools
Metropolitan Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research

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Kagolo Monday & Mukoyani Geophrey (2023). Investigating the Impact of Poverty on Students' Education Enrollment in Secondary Schools. A Case Study of Secondary Schools in Kyalulangira Sub County in Rakai District. Metropolitan Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research, 2(9). https://journals.miu.ac.ug/pages/article.php?article_id=1565

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