School Based and Social-economic Factors that Influence of Pupil's Dropout on Transition in Public Primary Schools in Lokori Division Turkana East Sub-county, Turkana County, Kenya

Abstract

School dropout has been listed to have negative impact on school transition in public primary schools. Equipping pupils with necessary skills and knowledge through education would enable them to be strategically competitive in this era of globalization.  Therefore, the purpose of this study was to establish the factors influence of pupil's dropout on transition in public primary schools in Lokori Division, Turkana East sub-county in Turkana County. The objectives of the study were: to identify school based factors that that influence pupil's dropout from public primary school and to determine social economic factors that influence pupil's dropout in public primary schools. The study used a mixed methodology that consists of qualitative and quantitative approaches. The target population of the study was 1062.  However, the sample size selected for study was 106. The survey instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire. The main findings of the study show that pupil's dropout from school because of repeating in class, truancy, poverty, long distance to school and lack of meals in schools. The results of this study would inspire the policy makers to come up with various strategies to minimize pupil's transition dropout in public primary schools.