CAUSES OF DROP–OUTS IN PRIMARY EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY OF GOKAK TALUK OF BELAGAVI DISTRICT

Dr. N.S. Mugadur; Ms. Renuka B. Dasannavar

Volume : VI, Issue : XI, November - 2017

CAUSES OF DROP–OUTS IN PRIMARY EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY OF GOKAK TALUK OF BELAGAVI DISTRICT

Dr. N. S. Mugadur, Ms. Renuka B. Dasannavar

Abstract :

Education is the most important level for social, economic and political transformation. A well educated population equipped with the relevant knowledge, attitudes and skills essential for economic and social development in the twenty first century. Education is the most potential tool for socio–economic mobility and a key instrument for building an equitable and just society. Education provides skills and competencies for economic well–being.

The study is presents the profiles of drop–outs of children at primary education and reasons for drop–outs in the study area. Like education, socio–economic conditions of the parents/guardians, the child�s attitude towards learning too plays a vital role in education the child of 6–14 age group and success of the primary education program in the country. The present study also aims at investigating the attitude of the child of 6–14 years age group to get primary education under the existing socio–economic conditions of family as well as school conditions. The study considered for 200 drop–outs are out of school children for the age of 6 to 14 years, who have dropped out before the seventh standard. The analysis focused on the characteristics of primary education drop–outs being a major plan of the study in this section. The education drop–out respondents study is administered which has twelve parameters or reasons of the process, discussion and result analysis of this study.