Major Psychosocial Factors To Female Students Grade Repetition As Perceived By Students Teachers And Parents The Case Of Second Cycle Primary Schools In Jimma Town

The main pwpase of this sludy was 10 invesligale some of Ihe major factors Ihal contribule 10rnfemale sludenls ' grade repetilion in governmenl senior primw)' schools of Jimma Town. Itrnattempled 10 idenlify Ihe major facIal's as it was perceived by leachers, parenls and femalernsludenls Ihemselves so as 10 presenl difJerenl areas of inlervenlions. In order to atrain Ihernobjeclive of Ihe study, a descriptive method was employed The study was carried out in sixrnprimw)' schools that were selected using random sampling technique. The study also involvedrn282 fe male grade repealers that were selected using, random sampling technique, and 60rnteachers and 6 principals purposely selectedfi'omthe six sample schoolsrnBoth quantitative and qualitalive data-colleclion methods were employed to conduct Ihe study.rnQuestionnaires, interview and focus group discussion were the instruments used for dalarncollection. The quantitative data gathered were analyzed using percentages and fi'equencies asrnthe main tools for summarizing the data. Besides, qualitative data gathered fi'om interviewsrnand focus group discussion were supplemented using narralion and summa,)' of re:,pondentrn• words in order to cross check and explain the quantitative data. The fin dings of this studyrnidentified female grade repetition as the cOlllbined effect of both social and psychologicalrnfactors related to school and family enviranment in Jimllla town. More, specifically mOSIrnre:,pondents in the study perceil)ed, house hold re:,ponsibililies, poverty, lack of schoolrnfacilities, fear of sexual harassment and abduclion, lack of elllployment prospects andrninsuffiCient school based supportive service as the main reasonsfar high rate offemale 's classrnrepetitionrnAccordingly, the illlprovelll ent of these factors lIlay make a considerable change in femalernstudenls' class repetition al these grade levels. Therefore, it was recoll1l1lended that lIleasuresrnrelated to teachers training, availabi/ilY of counseling and school supporlive service, Iherncreation of safe school environlllenl as well as financial supports to poor fe ll/ale students alldrnIh ei" families, CO ll1l11LlI1ily sensitization in awareness rising can be taken to reduce thernprevailing scope a/female slue/en/s' grades repel ilion in government senior pJ'imwy schools 0/rnJimma lown

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