Inclusive education: determinants of schooling in urban slums of Islamabad, Pakistan

Resource type
Journal Article
Authors/contributors
Title
Inclusive education: determinants of schooling in urban slums of Islamabad, Pakistan
Abstract
This paper seeks to identify the factors determining school enrollment in slum localities of Islamabad, Pakistan. A quantitative research design with the survey method was adopted to obtain data from household heads. The sample was consisted of 220 respondents. The data was collected with convenient sampling technique. A structured questionnaire was prepared as a tool for data collection. The data was analyzed with logistic regression model on STATA 0.9 software. The results disclosed that child’s gender, household income and household head’s education are important factors determining school enrollment in slum localities of Islamabad, Pakistan.
Publication
American Journal of Sociological Research
Volume
7
Issue
1
Pages
39-44
Date
2017
Language
en
ISSN
2166-5451
Short Title
Inclusive education
Accessed
25/10/2021, 18:26
Library Catalogue
Extra
Publisher: Scientific & Academic Publishing
Citation
Sattar, U., & Zhang, D. (2017). Inclusive education: determinants of schooling in urban slums of Islamabad, Pakistan. American Journal of Sociological Research, 7(1), 39–44. https://doi.org/http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.sociology.20170701.06.html