Juvenile Delinquency and School Dropout in Primary Schools in Gulu District: A Case of Awach Subcounty.

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dc.contributor.authorCharles Ray Ocan
dc.date.accessioned2026-10-30T08:15:50Z
dc.date.available2026-10-30T08:15:50Z
dc.date.issued2026-08-10
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of Juvenile delinquency on school dropout rates among pupils in primary schools in Awach Subcounty, Gulu District. The study was guided by three specific objectives namely; 1). To assess the level of juvenile delinquency among pupils in primary schools in Gulu District; 2). Analyze the level of school dropout among pupils in primary schools in Gulu District and 3). Establish the relationship between juvenile delinquency and school dropout among pupils in primary schools in Gulu District. The study used mixed method and a sample of 444 respondents and participants were got respectively. Quantitative data was analyzed using SPPS version 25.0, which yielded descriptive and inferential statistics outputs while qualitative data was analyzed using thematic analysis, which yielded codes, categories and themes. The results from research question one showed that there was high level of juvenile delinquency among pupils in primary schools in Gulu District. Findings for research question two also showed a high level of school dropout among pupils in primary schools in Gulu District while findings of research question three showed that there was a strong positive statistically significant correlation between juvenile delinquency and school dropout among pupils in primary schools in Gulu District. The study concluded that juvenile delinquency greatly influenced school dropout among pupils in primary schools in Gulu District and recommended that psycho-educational interventions such as establishing functional departments of guidance and counseling to enhance psychosocial support in schools was necessary.
dc.identifier.citationCharles Ray Ocan (2026) Juvenile Delinquency and School Dropout in Primary Schools in Gulu District: A Case of Awach Subcounty.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14270/1077
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherGulu University
dc.titleJuvenile Delinquency and School Dropout in Primary Schools in Gulu District: A Case of Awach Subcounty.
dc.typeThesis

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