*Research Scholar, Hamdard Institute of Education and Social Sciences, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan
**Research Supervisor, Hamdard Institute of Education and Social Sciences, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan
The main objective of this study was to investigate reasons of drop out and to give suggestions and recommendations to prevent drop out from elementary schools. For investigation of causes of drop out 50 elementary school teachers (Male = 30, Female = 20) from 15 schools of district Larkana, province of Sindh were surveyed through a questionnaire. Data was also collected from the parents of dropout. The outcome this survey coined a way for better understanding of circumstances that motivate parents and children to drop out of schools. The main reasons of dropping out were reported as lack of interest in studies, poverty, illiteracy on the part of parents and difficulties in learning.
