Empirical Assessment of the Reasons of Out of School Children in Accelerated Learning Program Centers in District Quetta:
Keywords:
Reasons, Accelerated Learning, Out of School Children, etc.Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the reasons of out of school
children currently enrolled at Accelerated Learning Program (ALP)
centers, in district Quetta. The accelerated learning program centers are
providing education to those children who lost their first chance of
education, the children who never been to school or dropped out at any
primary stage, and reducing OoSC ratio. The District and provincial
Department of Education should study other ALP programs designed for
OoSC, dropped outs and at risks designs as identified and discussed in the
literature and revise the design of UNICEF accelerated learning program
setup to meet the needs of young people appropriately and sufficiently. The
participants of this study were ALP students and their parents. 194 ALP
students and 46 parents were interviewed through a structured
questionnaire. The findings imply that ALP contributes the retention rate of
dropouts and OoSC in the areas of the district where ALP set up exists. The
major reasons for OoSC are socio-economic, far and long areas,
overcrowded schools, and marginalized community.
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