Project Summary
Project Title: INFLUENCE OF MOTORCYCLE (BODABODA) BUSINESS ON PUPILS’ DROP-OUT IN THE PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN RANGWE SUB COUNTY, HOMA-BAY COUNTY, KENYA
Project Abstract:
The l purpose l of l the l study l was l to l investigate the l influence l of l motorcycle l (bodaboda) l business l on l pupils’ l dropout l rates l in l primary l education l in l Rangwe l Sub l County l in l Homa l Bay l County. l It l was l guided l by l the l research l objectives l to l determine l how l gender l related l issues, l mode of l transport, l socio-economic l factors l and l school location l influence l pupils’ l dropout l rates l in l primary l education l in l Rangwe l Sub l County. l The l study l was l based l on l Tinto’s l Model l of l student l retention. l The l research l adopted l descriptive l survey l design l with a l target l population l comprising of l 120 l public l primary l schools, l 120 l head l teachers, l 428 l teachers’ l and l 8277 l class l six, l seven l and l eight l pupils’ l as l well l as l an l approximate l of l 600 l boda l boda l operators. l Stratified l random l sampling l was l used l to l arrive l at l schools l to l participate l in l the l study l by l dividing l the l target l population l of l schools l into l six l strata l on l the l basis l of l the l six l zones l in l Rangwe l Sub l County. l Census l sampling l approach l was l used l to l sample l head l teachers l in l the l sampled l schools, whilele l random l sampling l was l used l to l sample l teachers l and l pupils l from l the l selected l schools. l Therefore, l the l total l sample l of l the l study l comprised of l 12 l head l teachers, l 43 l teachers’ l 828 l pupils l and l 60 l boda l boda l operators. l The l researcher l used l questionnaires l to l collect l quantitative l and l qualitative l data. l Validity l was l also l established l by l use l of l expert l judgment l and l piloting l while l the l reliability l was l also l tested l using l test-retest l technique l to l get l a l coefficient l correlation l of l 0.84. l Descriptive l statistics l were l used l to l analyze l qualitative l and l quantitative l data. l The study established that gender related issues had a significant effect on pupils’ dropout rates in primary schools. The study further established that the use of motorcycle transport was a determinant on pupils’ dropout rates furthermore, in primary education. Further, the study established that most parents were unable to raise adequate funds to pay school levies for their children. Moreover, thedistance from home to school,mode of transport,lack of money andinsecurity influenced pupils’ dropout rates in primary schools. The study recommends among others that the school administration and other stakeholders should come up with programs and forums to enlighten parents on the importance and challenges of pupils’ education. A study should be carried out to find out the possible policies that can be put in place to improve the completion rates of pupils in primary schools in Kenya.