TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ........................................................................................................................................... i
APPROVAL. ................................................................................................................................................. ii
DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................................. iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................................................................... iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................................................. v
LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES .......................................................................................................... viii
LIST OF ABBREVIATION/ ACRONYMS ................................................................................................. ix
ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................................................. x
CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 1
I .0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... l
I .I BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY ....................................................................................................... 1
I .2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ...................................................................................................... 1
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY .................................................................................................................. 2
1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................................ 2
I .5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS ..................................................................................................................... 2
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY ....................................................................................................................... 3
1.6.1 Content scope ....................................................................................................................................... 3
1.6.2 Geographical scope .............................................................................................................................. 3
1.6.3 Time scope ........................................................................................................................................... 3
1.7 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY ........................................................................................................ 3
I .8 DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS .c .. v ...................................................................................................... 4
1.9 LIMITATIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 4
1.10 DELIMITATIONS ................................................................................................................................ 4
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................... 5
2.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... S
2.1 THE CAUSES OF SMUGGLING AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF PUPILS IN PRIMARY
SCHOOLS .................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 THE ATTITUDES OF STAKEHOLDERS OF SMUGGLING TOWARDS PRIMARY SCHOOL
CHILDREN'S INVOLVEMENT IN MALABA TOWN COUNCIL.. ........................................................ ?
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2.3 EFFECTS OF SMUGGLING ON ACADEM IC OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CH ILDREN IN MALABA
TOWN COUNCIL ........................................................................................................................................ 8
CHAPTER TIIREE: METHODOLOGY ......................................................................................... 9
3.0 INTRODUCTION .. ................................................................................................................................. 9
3. 1 RESEARCH DESIGN ............................................................................................................................ 9
3.2 AREA OF STUDY ................................................................................................................................. 9
3.3 POPULATION OF THE STUDY .......................................................................................................... 9
3.4 SAMPLING TECHNIQUES ................................................................................................................ 10
3.5 DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENT ............................................................................................... 10
3.5. 1 Questionnaires .................................................................................... ........................... ..................... 10
3.5.2 Interview ............................................................................................................................................ 10
3 .5.3 Observation ........................................................................................................................................ 11
3.6 VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY ........................................................................................................ 11
3.6. 1 Yalidity ............................................................................................................................................... 11
3.6.2 Reliability ........................................................................................................................................... 11
3.7 PROCEDURE OF DATA COLLECTION ........................................................................................... ll
3.8 DATA ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................... 12
CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS ...................................... 13
4.0 INTRODUCTION ................ ................................................................................................................. 13
4. 1 SECTION A: BACKGROUND INFORMATION ............................................................................... 13
4.3 SECTION C: EFFECT OF SMUGGLING ON THE ACADEM IC PERFORMANCE OF PUPILS OF
PRIMARY SCHOOLS OF MALABA TOWN COUNCIL .......................... ............................................. 17
4.4 SECTION D: ATTITUDE OF THE STAKEHOLDERS TOWARDS SMUGGLING BY PUPILS IN
MALABA TOWN COUNCIL .................................................................. : ................................................. 18
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS .............................. 20
5.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 20
5.1 DISCUSSION ....................................................................................................................................... 20
5.5 CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................................................... 21
5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 21
ABSTRACT The study on "An assessment of the influence of border activities on primary education in Malaba Town Council, Tororo District" was carried out using the following objectives, leading causes of smuggling by pupils in primary schools in Malaba Town Council, the effects of smuggling on the academic performance of pupils in primary schools and the attitude of the stakeholders towards smuggling in Malaba Town Council. The literature was reviewed in order to establish the gaps that exist in as far as the study was concerned. The literature was reviewed following the objectives of the study. The review of the literature was still based on the research questions to be answered. The research design that was used was exploitative and descriptive research designs hence a large area was explored and the outcome described accordingly. The targeted population of the study was generated through simple random sampling techniques. Data was collected using questionnaires, interview, observation and documentary analysis as research instruments. The collected data was collected manually using Ms-Word and Excel computer packages. The background information or biodata contributed much towards the findings as follows; many of the residents of the area were unemployed, the majority of the respondents were teachers who were technical people whose answers should be authentic. Most children in Malaba Town Council are involved in smuggling. The leading causes of smuggling were several but especially children's background, illiteracy, few schools in the area and poverty. Children were involved in smuggling and this affected their performance through absenteeism, money minded, diversion and environmental. Police, civil society and local leaders helped in controlling smuggling. In conclusion smuggling affects academic performance at a very big rate hence to stop smuggling government should mobilize and sensitize people, among others.
