Challenges Faced by Girls who Dropout from Senior High School: the Voices of Sixty Dropout Girls in the Upper West Region of Ghana

Abstract

There is literature on why and how girls drop out of school. However, very little focus is placed on how the dropout girl is coping with life. The formal training that girls obtain in school today has multiple positive consequences for society tomorrow. The purpose of this study is to investigate the experiences of girls who drop out of school. The goal of the study is to empower young girls to make informed decisions about their education. The study adopted descriptive study, and purposive sampling was used to pick participants for the study. An interview guide was used to gather information from sixty (60) girls, who dropped out of school in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Data was analyzed using descriptive analysis. The results show that, a majority of the participants regretted dropping out of school and called on the government for a re-enrollment policy