Investigation of the Factors Causing Dropout of Girl Students at the Secondary Level in District Jafarabad, Baluchistan, Pakistan

The study was carried out to investigate the factors causing dropout of girls students at the secondary level in District Jafarabad, Baluchistan. Dropout means those students who leave their institutes before completion their studies. Normally it happens in poor families. Many researchers have investigated why children dropout their studies. Baluchistan is the most neglected province in Pakistan in educational development. The researcher has interviewed few experts in district Jafarabad and it was found that many girl students do not complete their final Secondary Education. The respondent grieved several issues for this educational problem. Researcher has selected this topic to resolve the issue on scientific bases.

In order to search the factors of drop out girl students, survey method was adopted. Female teachers who teach at secondary level, girls who dropout from schools and their parents constitute the population of the study. As the population was diverse and mature, therefore stratified random sampling design was adopted. Two structured questionnaires were designed to collect data from respondents. One questionnaire for teachers and parents and second for the dropout girl students was prepared. A total 150 respondents were selected (50 each from teachers, parents and students). The data was analyzed in two groups. Data collected from teachers and parents and students was analyzed collectively item by item. Data was analyzed by applying Mean method.