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Analysis of factors causing poor passing rates and high dropout rates among primary school girls in Malawi

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dc.contributor.author Mzuza, Maureen Kapute
dc.contributor.author Yudong, Yang
dc.contributor.author Kapute, Fanuel
dc.date.accessioned 2021-06-01T20:15:13Z
dc.date.available 2021-06-01T20:15:13Z
dc.date.issued 2014-02-11
dc.identifier.citation Mzuza, M.K., Yudong, Y. & Kapute, F. (2014). Analysis of factors causing poor passing rates and high dropout rates among primary school girls in Malawi. Journal of Education, 4 (1). doi:10.5430/wje.v4n1p48 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1925-0746
dc.identifier.uri http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/wje.v4n1p48
dc.identifier.uri 192.168.2.8:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/144
dc.description.abstract Factors that cause poor examination passing rates and high dropout rates among primary school girls in Malawi were analysed. First hand data was collected by conducting a survey in all the three regions of Malawi. The respondents to the questionnaire were girls (402) who are repeating the last class in primary schools (Standard 8), primary school teachers (481) and Head teachers (82). Secondary data sourced from the Malawi Ministry of Education and the Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) was also analysed to validate the survey results. The perception by most primary school girls was that they do not perform well in their examinations due to lack of interest (30.2%). However, only a handful of Head teachers and teachers considered this as a problem (7%) suggesting that learners and teachers perceive problems in education differently. There was a strong relationship (P<0.05) between poor examination passing rates and dropout rates confirming that girls who fail exams eventually lose interest to continue with school but quit and opt to marry also due to over-age. This study concludes that factors affecting the girl-child education in Malawi are multi-dimensional hence need a multi-sectoral approach to solve. It is recommended that government need to critically examine problems facing the girl-child and institute relevant policies to avoid future implications. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Sciedu Press en_US
dc.title Analysis of factors causing poor passing rates and high dropout rates among primary school girls in Malawi en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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