TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................... i
LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................... iv
'LIST OF GRAPH ........................................................................... iv
LIST OF CHARTS ......................................................................... iv
DECLARATION ............................................................................. v
APPROVAL .................................................................................. vi
DEDICATION ............................................................................. vii
ABSTRACT ................................................................................ viii
CHAPTER ONE ........................................................................... 1
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 1
1.1 THE BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY ........................................... 1
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ................................................. 2
1.3 THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY/ GENERAL OBJECTIVES ................ 2
1.4 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ...................................... 2
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY ................................................. 3
1.6 THE SCOPE OF THE STUDY: ..................................................... 3
1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS ........................................................... 4
CHAPTER TW0 ........................................................................... 5
REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE: ......................................... 5
2.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................... 5
CHAPTER THREE ........................................................................ 7
METHODOLOGY ......................................................................... 7
3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN ................................................................ 7
3.2 AREA OF THE STUDY ............................................................... 7
3.3 SAMPLE SIZE ......................................................................... 7
3.4 RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS: ...................................................... 9
3.5 ADMINISTRATION OF RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS: ....................... 9
3.6 DATA ANALYSIS PROCEDURE: ................................................ 10
CHAPTER FOUR ....................................................................... 11
PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA: .............................. 11
4.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................... 11
4.2 THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF U.P.E PROGRAMME ON ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS .......................................... 11
4.3 FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE GOOD PERFROMANCE IN U.P.E
SCHOOLS .................................................................................. 14
4.4 PROBLEMS FACED IN IMPLEMENTATION OF UPE PROGRAMME: .. 15
CHAPTER FIVE: ....................................................................... 17
LIMITATION RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION ............. 17
5.1 Limitation ............................................................................ 17
5.2 RECOMMENDATION .............................................................. 17
5.3 CONCLUSION ....................................................................... 18
5.4 AREAS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH: .......................................... 18
BIBLIOGRAPHY ....................................................................... 19
Appendix A
Questionnaire guide to teachers:
Appendix B
Questionnaire for parents
ABSTRACT The study was carried out to establish a report on the positive impact of universal primary education (UPE) programme on academic performance in primary schools selected in Bulongo sub country Iganga district. The following were the aims formulated by the researcher:- • To find out the positive impact of UPE on academic performance in primary schools. • To identify the factors that influences good performance in (UPE) schools. • To suggest the possibility ways of how the (UPE) children should benefit equally regardless of ability or family background and geographical creation. The respondents selected were: - teachers, pupils, parents and Head teachers of the selected primary schools. The main instruments used were questionnaire guides, interview guides and observation to collect all the relevant data.