A Study of Problems of School Dropout Students as Pointed by Teachers

The constitution of India provide all the children of 6 to 14 years a right to get education irrespective of their caste, religion and gender. Yet many children lag behind to take the advantage of this right. Such children leave their education before completing it. Such children are called dropout children. It is evident from various sources that a large number of students drop out every year. This dropout is the result of many problems and reasons. The researcher in the present study tried to investigate the problems of drop out students as perceived by the teachers. Normative survey method has been adopted in this study. This research involved a random sample of 100 teachers of the upper primary schools of Saharanpur region. The problems of dropout students were explained in terms of problems related to school, teachers, parents, students, government and socio-economic problems. The results indicated that one of the major problems of the dropout students were related to themselves, their parents and family. It was found that students usually leave their education due to their continuous educational failure. Majority of teachers believed that parents‟ lack of awareness and lack of attitude towards the importance of education were the parents‟ related problem of dropout students.