A Study of School Dropout in Rural Districts of Darjeeling and Its Causes

Education is the only the key to socio economic growth and transformation for any rural area. The dropout rate has serious economic, social, and political effects on our nations and has become a global issue and a common phenomenon in most of the developing countries including India, specifically in rural areas. In this study, the magnitude, effects and causes responsible for dropout in Darjeeling rural areas are trying to find out. The research approach conducted for the study is Qualitative Descriptive Survey type and Random Sampling Technique has been adopted for the study. The primary data is collected from dropout school students 21 , school teachers' 22 , and dropout parents 15 through structured Questionnaire. Secondary data has been obtained from Census India 2011 and other relevant published documents. The study sought the age between 12 to 20 years or specially adolescence period is crucial to check students from being dropout from school. The findings reveal that parents with low income and education, school environments, family issues, early marriage, difficulty level of syllabus, school management, principal's behavior, lack of guidance and counselling, awareness program, parent teachers' association, community involvement, lack of motivation and family support among students are all such factors that have either directly or indirectly affected the drop out cases. Sulagna Chakrabarti "A Study of School Dropout in Rural Districts of Darjeeling & Its Causes" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-8 | Issue-2 , April 2024, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd64670.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/64670/a-study-of-school-dropout-in-rural-districts-of-darjeeling-and-its-causes/sulagna-chakrabarti