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Determinants of Motivationally-Anchored Ghanaian Rural Classrooms
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to find out the factors responsible for the high rate of school attendance among rural pupils in Ghana in recent times. Questionnaire were used to collect data from a sample of 274 rural primary school pupils. The chi-square test of independence was used as the major analytical tool. The results of the study indicated that Ghanaian rural pupils are in school not because school is going to benefit them as individuals in future, but because of such external factors (extrinsic motivation) as the capitation grant, school feeding programme, and the supply of free school uniforms. Implications of this trend for stakeholders have been drawn.
Keywords: Extrinsic motivation; School Attendance; School feeding programme.
International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 3 (1) 2007 pp. 115-126
