The study proposed to Assessing the impact of Early Marriage on Girl Child Education in Uganda a Case Study of Nyankwanzi Sub-County, Kyejonjo District. The objectives of the study were to the major objectives is to find out the impact of the early marriage on Girl Child education in Nyankwanzi SubCounty, Kyejonjo District. To examine the influence of early pregnancy and girl child education in Nyankwanzi SubCounty Kyejonjo District. To identify the causes and consequences of early marriages on Girl child education in the Nyankwanzi Sub-County Kyejonjo District. The study also presented different views on the early pregnancy and girl child education, the influence of early pregnancy and girl-child education, challenge of the two parties, in chapter three it detailed the research design that was use such as both quantitative and qualitative techniques. According to the findings, it was found that 19(38%) strongly agreed, 18(36%) agreed, and 13(26%) were not sure of whether high rate of unemployment can influence the high rate of early marriage among girl child in Kyenjojo primary schools. It was found that out of 50 respondents 15(30%) strongly agreed that peer pressure is one the reasons why there is still early marriage among girls in Kyenjojo primary schools, and 14(28%) agreed as well as 12(24%) were, not sure however, 9(18%) also strongly disagreed the matter that peer pressure is not one the reasons why girls involve in early marriage mainly in Kyenjojo Primary school. The researcher recommends to ministry of education and sports through its institutions to introduce of sexuality education in primary and secondary schools, liaising with other professionals in the community and emphasizing the usage of preventive methods to learners who are already sexually active as some of the strategies to overcome the challenge of teenage pregnancy. research.miu.ac.ug/publications 457 METROPOLITAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ISSN: 1813-4270 Vol. 2 Issue 5, August - 2023, Pages: 457-468

This Study Was Carried Out to examine the Influence of Child Neglect on Child School Dropout in Uganda in Namugoona, Kampala Capital Authority. To assess the relationship between Child Neglect and Child School Dropout in Uganda. To identify the effects of child neglect on children’s behaviors in Namugoona, Kampala Capital Authority. To identify the remedies to Child neglect in Namugoona Kampala Capital Authority. A total of 80 respondents and the study applied both qualitative and quantitative research designs where interviews, questionnaires and observation methods of data collection were used. Data was collected from both primary and secondary sources. Data were processed and analyzed using formal tables, pie charts, graphs, narrative text. It also included the data presentation, analysis and interpretation as well as summery of findings, recommendation and conclusion. From the findings, the items were generally accepted as the score for each item was above the decision rule whereby respondents who strongly agreed as 50%, 25% greed, 25% disagree and 25% strongly disagreed. The negative behavioral indicators of child abuse and neglect included; unusual aggression or anger, flinch when touched, stealing or begging, poor self-esteem and various delinquent behaviors. Parents and guardians should ensure that the basic needs such as adequate food, clothing and shelter are provided for their wards. Also, they should ensure that their wards do not engage in menial jobs that was denied access to adequate learning.

The study aimed at the influence of early marriages on female student’s completion rates, the case of secondary schools, Bulanga town council, Luuka district and it was guided by the following objectives; To examine the impact of early marriage practice on female students‟ school completion in Uganda, to establish the prevalence of early marriage practice on female students‟ school completion in, Uganda and to establish the influence of students‟ socio-economic background on their school completion in Uganda. Two different ways of analyzing data were used. First quantitative and quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, with the help of charts and tables and excel and presented as percentages and figures, the percentage number of respondents according to descriptive variables, qualitative data also involved explanation direct quotation from the interviewees and description of findings, content analysis techniques were used and presented as themes and ethics. The specific socio-economic activities that the community undertakes to promote school completion and retention activities in Bulanga town council, Luuka District were: School sponsorship as evidenced by 20 (67%) of respondents; Provision of foodstuffs as depicted by2 (7%) of the principals. Spiritual nourishment of students as evidenced by 5 (16%) and Provision of school security as evidenced by 3 (10%) of respondents. The early marriage problem shows geographical disparity. In some areas the problem is high while in others it is insignificant. Early marriages influence school dropout rates positively. It can only explain approximately 10% of the school dropout problem. In spite of early marriages, school completion rates can be improved if girls can be given an opportunity to complete their education even after marriage.

The purpose of the study was to examine the role of guidance and counseling in enhancing student discipline in secondary schools in Kalungu district. The study was guided by Alfred Adler (1998) theory of personality, and humanistic theory of Albert Bandura (1995) social learning model. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. Out of those a purposive sampling was used to select teachers, students and headteachers. Simple random sampling and stratified Random sampling was used to select 24 teachers and 262 students. The instruments used to collect data for the study were questionnaires and interview schedule. The study reliability coefficient of 0.81 was obtained. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages, mean scores, summary tables, and Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) program version 16. Findings indicated that teachers employ dynamic interactions of a group of student’s approach. Further, computer facilities were inadequate in guidance and counseling. From the findings, guidance and counseling has improved discipline and academic performance. There is enough proofing that lack of guidance and counseling to students leads to indiscipline in schools. However, there is lack of legal and policy framework, lack of trained teacher counselor and too much workload for teachers hence making it difficult for guidance and counseling to succeed in promoting student discipline. There is need to embrace dialogue in resolution of conflict. This can be enhanced through building a strong relationship between the students, counselors, teachers and administrators to an extent that they are free to speak out issueless the affect both parties.

The study aimed at the impact of early marriages on girl child education in secondary schools with a case study of bwambara secondary school rukungiri district and it was guided by the following objectives; To identify the different causes of early marriages to the students of Bwambara Secondary School, to examine the educational effect of early marriage on Girl Child Education and to identify the different ways how early marriages eliminated in Secondary Schools. The target was on 200 Students, 70 Teachers and 50 Parents of Bwambara Secondary School using stratified sampling technique because it was the most effective when handling heterogeneous population’s parameters to be obtained like this one, and enables separate estimates of the populations of the parameters to be obtained for each stratum without additional sampling. It was observed that 98 (50%) of the respondents strongly agreed to the fact that poverty is the critical factor contributing to early marriage. Where poverty was acute, a young girl may be regarded as an economic burden and her pregnancy to a much older man.39 (20%) agreed, 29 (15%) were not sure and 8 (15%) disagreed. It therefore implied that Poverty was the critical factor contributing to early marriage. Where poverty was acute, a young girl may be regarded as an economic burden and her pregnancy to a much older man. 122 (62%) strongly agreed to the assertion that traditional and cultural practices such as female genital cutting (FGC) contribute to the early marriage of girls, 65 (33%) agreed; while 10 (5%) were not sure. This therefore implies that Traditional and cultural practices such as female genital cutting (FGC) contribute to the early marriage of girls. The researcher recommends that girl child education should be prioritized by all stakeholders NGOs which support girl-child research.miu.ac.ug/publications 12 METROPOLITAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ISSN: 1813-4270 Vol. 2 Issue 5, August - 2023, Pages: 12-30 education should be supported by government Free primary and secondary education should be extended to all areas and prioritized.

This study sought to investigate the influence of reading habits on the learners’ academic performance in literature; a case study of Jinja secondary school, Jinja city”. The objectives were; to investigate the reading habits of students of Jinja Senior Secondary School, to find out the types of materials they read and their purposes for reading, to find out the perception of students on reading habits and academic performance in Literature and the factors that affect their reading habits. The findings indicated that more respondents 59.5% strongly agreed, 35.9% agreed and 1.5% disagreed with the statement that “reading has improved their ability to understand”, the majority of respondents 61.8% strongly agreed, 32.1% agreed and 3.1% disagreed that reading has improved their written English, 49.6% strongly agreed with the statement that their spoken English has been improved, 44.3% agreed and 1.5% disagrees with it. A little over 40.0% of the respondents agree, 38.9% strongly agreed and 6.9% disagreed with the statement number 4 that reading has broadened their horizon. Similarly, more respondents 47.3% strongly agreed, 43.5% agreed and 1.5% disagreed with the statement number 5 that reading has improved their performance in examinations. Multi-stage sampling technique, which involves simple random sampling, was used to arrive at the sample size of 131 respondents. Quantitative data was analyzed using the Statistical Packages of Social Sciences (SPSS) version 11.5 while qualitative data was analyzed and presented thematically. The school librarian should regularly weed out outmoded materials from the library’s collection. When this is done, the students will be better encouraged to patronize the library.