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Volume : III, Issue : I, February - 2013 CAUSES OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN DROPOUTS IN THE SELECTED DISTRICTS OF TAMILNADU SRIDHAR R , GANGADEVI S, CHANDRASEKAR S AND RAJAN BABU N DOI : 10.9780/22307850, Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : The causes of primary school children dropouts play a very critical role in the
current Indian Educational Scenario. School Dropout not only affects the children's
future but also directly affects the families. The aim of the study is to investigate the
causes of primary school children dropout in the selected districts of Tamilnadu. The
standardized tool Problem Associated with Dropouts in Primary School of D.B.Rao
(2004) was reconstructed according to the locality for the assessment. The normative
survey method was adopted. The primary schools and respondents were randomly
selected. The collected data was subjected to descriptive and differential analysis using
Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software and percentage analysis. The
present study portrayed the major causes like Parent's illiteracy, Socially and
economically Backward atmosphere, Students have to bear burden of the family,
Location of school is a distant place from the house, Work at house etc. associated with
primary school children dropout. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : SRIDHAR R , GANGADEVI S, CHANDRASEKAR S AND RAJAN BABU N, (2013). CAUSES OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN DROPOUTS IN THE SELECTED DISTRICTS OF TAMILNADU. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. III, Issue. I, DOI : 10.9780/22307850, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/2037.pdf References : - Anwar Hussain, Naeem-ur-Rehman Khattack, Abdul Qayyum Khan, Shafiqullah Bangash and Naila Nazir. 2010. An Assessment of the Causes of Drop Outs in Primary Schools of Mountainous Areas of District Swat. Journal of Managerial Sciences, Vol.4; Pg.45-53.
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