AN INVESTIGATION INTO PARENTS ATTITUDE AND BARRIERS TOWARDS GIRL CHILD EDUCATION IN KALIRO TOWN COUNCIL, KALIRO DISTRICT

TABLE OF CONTENT

DECLARATION A ......................................................................................................................... i

CERTIFICATION .......................................................................................................................... ii

DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................... iii

TABLE OF CONTENT ................................................................................................................. iv

LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................................... viii

LIST OF FIGURES ....................................................................................................................... ix

ACRONYMS .................................................................................................................................. x

ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................... xi

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTORY BACKGROUND ......................................................... 1

1.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem ..................................................................................................... 2

1.3 Purpose of the study ............................................................................................................. 3

1.4 Objectives of the Study ........................................................................................................ 3

1.5 Research Questions ............................................................................................................... 3

1.6 The scope of the study ......................................................................................................... 4

1.7 Significance of the Study ..................................................................................................... 4

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................ 5

2.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 5

2.1 Attitudes of parents to Girl Child Education ....................................................................... 5

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2.3 Barriers to girl's participation in education ......................................................................... 6

2.3.1 Social-Cultural Ba1Tiers:-..................................................................................................... 6

2.3.2 School related barriers ......................................................................................................... 8

2.4 Initiatives and arrangements to keep female children in school ........................................ 10

2.5 Initiative by Non-Government Organization (NGOS) and Community Based

Organisations (CBO's) ......................................................................................................... 13

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY ................................................................................ 15

3. 0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 15

3 .2 Study setting and rational.. ................................................................................................. 15

3 .3 Study population ................................................................................................................ 16

3.3.1 Sample Size determination ................................................................................................. 16

3 .4 Sampling procedure ........................................................................................................... 1 7

3. 5 Definition of Variables ...................................................................................................... 1 7

3.6 Research Instruments ......................................................................................................... 17

3. 7 Data collection procedure .................................................................................................. 18

3. 7 .1 Data management.. .............................................................................................................. 18

3.7.2 Methods of data analysis ..................................................................................................... 18

3. 8 Ethical consideration .......................................................................................................... 19

3.9 Limitation of the study ....................................................................................................... 19

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CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

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4.0 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 20

4.1 Social democratic characteristics ....................................................................................... 20

4.2 Responses on parent's attitudes towards girl child education ........................................... 21

4.2.1 Attitude of parent towards girl child education ................................................................. 21

4.2.2 Girls and domestic work. ................................................................................................... 22

4.2.3 Girls and higher education ................................................................................................. 23

4.2.4 Parents force girls out of school due to lack of school fees .............................................. 24

4.2.5 mportance of Educated girls to the family ........................................................................ 25

4.3 The role of parent in promoting girl child education ......................................................... 26

4.3.1 Parent's responsibility in the education of a girl child ..................................................... 26

4.3.2 Parents role in promoting their girl-child education ......................................................... 27

4.3 .3 Difficulties faced by parents in trying to promote girl child education ............................ 28

4.4 The role of stakeholders in promoting girl child education .............................................. 29

4.4.1 The Extent to which stakeholders are responsible for promoting girl child education ..... 30

4.5 Strategies that would help to promote girl-child's education in the area of study ............ 30

CRATER FIVE: DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS: ............ 32

5.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 32

5.1 Social Demographic Data .................................................................................................. 32

5.2 Responses on parent's attitudes towards girl child education ........................................... 32

5 .2.1 Attitude of parent towards girl child education .................................................................. 3 2

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5.2.2 Girls and domestic work ..................................................................................................... 33

5.2.3 Parents force girls out of school due to lack of school fees ............................................... 34

5.3 The role of parent in promoting girl child education ......................................................... 34

5.3. l Parent's responsibility in the education of a girl child ...................................................... 35

5.3.3 Difficulties faced by parents in trying to promote girl child education ............................. 35

5.4 The role of stakeholders in promoting girl child education ............................................... 36

5.4.1 The Extent to which stakeholders are responsible for promoting girl child education ..... 36

5.5 Conclusion ......................................................................................................................... 37

5.6 Recommendations .............................................................................................................. 37