Causes of Dropout Among Girls: Study of An Indian District

Authors: Namita Narayan

Pages: 1-4

Abstract:

A dropout is considered when a child who for any reason, other than death leaves the school without transferring to another school. Dropout is also considered to occur when a child is kept out of school of his relevant age. In other words, a dropout is a situation where a child fails to complete the relevant level of the educational cycle. As the problem of dropout and out of school children is detrimental for the overall literacy rate of the population, it is pertinent to know the causes of the dropout. This study is an attempt to know the reasons of girl’s dropout. Reasons have been attempted to be answered through the perceptions of the parents of the dropout girls as well as the dropout girls themselves. Some common causes-- both socioeconomic and educational— have been tested for their relevance with respect to dropout of girls in an Indian district Vaishali which is located in Bihar.