Dropout of Technical School Leaving Certificate/Pre-diploma Students: A Case Study

Abstract

In the history of Nepal, large numbers of students dropped out of school before graduation. This study focuses on the root causes for dropping out of the pre-diploma and then suggests to school administration, students and their parents, stakeholders, and further research for the action that they need to apply to minimize student drop out from pre-diploma level education. In doing so, I researched as a part of my master’s degree course. In this research, I applied in-depth interviews to explore their perception regarding the reason for school dropout. Technical education has been an essential part of national development. In the context of Nepal, technical education at all levels has been an essential part of productivity and skilful human resources. I was always thinking about why students drop out without completing such a good course. This thesis has focused on the determinants of technical school dropout at pre diploma level. The leading focus of this study is to find out the reason students dropping out Technical School Leaving Certificates. In my research, I took an in-depth study with five students who dropped out without a complete course. According to the findings ii of this study, the main reason for dropout and found different root factors of dropout students such as - attitude problems, mismatch of curriculum and learning objectives, high expectations, physically disable, weakness of school administration respect and recognition, laziness, and lack of motivation. Similarly, a secondary factor that I found in research is the hope of getting a low level of job, no guarantee of a good job and lack of value of education among students and parents. The most significant point is the weakness of the school administration which did not allow the student to rejoin the course after his recovery from sickness. This story has provided a lesson that the technical subject is not suitable for those students who do not want to do hard work and want a comfortable life. The primary areas that directly affect students, such as staff behavior, working environment, working mode, and curriculum design need to be improved by the school administration and industry to lower the dropout rate.