INFLUENCE OF STUDENTS’ DISCRIMINATION BY TEACHERS ON SCHOOL DROP-OUT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ENUGU TOWNSHIP, NIGERIA
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Secondary school dropout rates in Enugu, Nigeria are shockingly high despite the importance of education in moulding a nation's future. The widespread discrimination pupils face from lecturers in these schools contributes to this phenomenon. Ethnicity, socioeconomic position, gender, and disability discrimination in Enugu secondary schools have been shown to harm pupils' academic performance and cause them to drop out. Thus, there was a pressing need to study teacher discrimination and its impact on secondary school dropout rates in Enugu, Nigeria, to find ways to address this widespread issue and improve educational outcomes for all students. Exploration was based on the education production function theory. The study was conducted using a descriptive survey design. The study was carried out in Enugu and the target population was 10400 students of public secondary school. To determine the sample size the researcher adapted the recommendation of 10 to 30% of the universe which is seen as representative. The sample therefore comprised of 1040 students. The researcher used descriptive statistics where frequencies and Percentages of responses were obtained through the use of SPSS. Content analysis was used for qualitative data analysis and presentation was done in pros form. The study found that use of discriminative school policies lead to dropout of the discriminated students. The school management should adopt strategies to discourage student discrimination.
Keywords; Students’ Discrimination, School Drop-Out
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