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    School and community drivers of girl-child retention in public secondary schools in Arua district, Uganda
    (Muni University, 2024-11-30) Lekuru, Lillian
    The study aimed to assess the influence of school-community drivers on girl-child retention in public secondary schools in Arua District, Uganda. The objectives of the study were to assess the influence of socio-cultural and school drivers and examine the influence of socio-economic drivers on girl-child retention in public secondary schools in Arua, Uganda, A Concurrent or sequential mixed method design was used, and mixed method that employed both quantitative and qualitative approaches were adopted with a sample of 241 respondents. Simple random sampling technique was used to select students, while purposive sampling was used to select the school head teachers, deputy head teachers, director of studies, senior woman teachers and PTA executive members. Quantitative data analysis consisted of descriptive statistics (frequencies and percentages) and inferential statistics (Spearman correlation coefficients) while qualitative analysis used thematic approach. Findings revealed a moderate significant correlation coefficient (r= .381) between socio-cultural drivers and girl child retention; a positive significant correlation coefficient (r= .553) between socio economic drivers and girl child retention; a moderate significant correlation coefficient (r= .378) between school drivers and girl child retention. Thus, according to the findings, it was concluded that effective implementation of socio-cultural drivers can enhance girl child retention: there is a positive significant influence of socio- economic drivers on girl child retention: there is a moderately significant influence of school drivers on girl-child retention. It is recommended that the stake holders and school management should sensitize and actively involve the community on the need to guide, support, encourage and identify strategies that can help girls continue to study until completion. BOG and PTA should ensure that school fees and school requirements are made affordable, and parents should give equal preference to the education of both genders and bursary opportunities be availed to the girl-child: School management should uphold the minimum basic requirements, as stipulated by Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES) and maintain adequate facilities like, good sanitation practices, good security, to enable girls stay in school.