TABLE OFCONTENTS
TITLE PAGE i
APPROVAL PAGE ii
CERTIFICATION iii
DEDICATION iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS v
TABLE OFCONTENTS vi
LIST OF TABLES ix
Abstract x
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1Background of the Study 1
Statement of Problem 4
Purpose of the Study 5
Significance of the Study 6
Scope of the Study 8
Research Questions 9
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 10Conceptual Frame Work 10
Concept of Dropout 11
Parental socio-cultural background 11
Unemployment after graduation 23
Review of Empirical Studies 25
Summary of Review of Related Literature 27
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHOD 29Research design 29
Area of the study 30
Population of the Study 30
Sample and Sampling Techniques 31
Instrument for Data Collections 31
Validation of the Instrument 32
Method of data Collection 33
Method of Data Analysis 33
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS 34Research Question 1 34
Research Question 2 37
Research Question 3 39
Research Question 4 42
Summary of findings 45
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS, IMPLICATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS, SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 46Discussion of findings 46
Implication 51
Recommendations 52
Limitation of the Study 54
Suggestion for Further Studies 55
Summary of the Study 56
Conclusion 57
REFERENCES 59
APPENDIX I 62LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Parental Socio-Cultural background
Table 2: Parental Socio-economic Status
Table 3: Students Inadequate interest on Education
Table 4: Unemployment after graduation
