TABLE OF CONTENTS
APPROVAL.. ....................................................................................................................... ii
DEDICATION ..................................................................................................................... iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..................................................................................................... iv
ACRONYMS ...................................................................................................................... ix
ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................................... x
CHAPTER ONE .................................................................................................................... 1
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1
Background to the study ............................................................................................................. 1
Statement of the Problem ........................................................................................................... 1
Objectives of the Study ................................................................................................................ 1
The Research questions ............................................................................................................... 2
Hypothesis ................................................................................................................................... 3
Significance of the study .............................................................................................................. 3
Scope of the study ....................................................................................................................... 4
CHAPTER TWO ................................................................................................................... 5
LITERATURE REVIEW .......................................................................................................... 5
lntroduction ................................................................................................................................. 5
About formal education .............................................................................................................. 5
How are girls doing? Success and Hardships .............................................................................. 7
Why is girls' education important? .............................................................................................. 8
Formal education in Tanzania's Pastoralists ............................................................................. 10
Challenges and opportunities for girls in education ................................................................. 11
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CHAPTER THREE ............................................................................................................. 13
METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................... 13
Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 13
Research Design ........................................................................................................................ 13
Area and population of study; ................................................................................................... 13
Sampling Procedure ................................................................................................................... 14
Methods of data collection; ...................................................................................................... 14
Instruments; .............................................................................................................................. 15
Sources of Data; ......................................................................................................................... 16
Data analysis and presentation; ................................................................................................ 16
ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS/LIMITATIONS OF STUDY ................................................................... 16
CHAPTER FOUR ................................................................................................................ 18
DATA PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION, AND ANALYSIS .................................................. 18
Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 18
The demographic characteristics ............................................................................................... 18
Religious affiliations ................................................................................................................... 19
Community's knowledge about formal education .................................................................... 20
Education levels ......................................................................................................................... 20
Institutions and stakeholders of formal education ................................................................... 21
The distribution of girls and boys in schools ............................................................................. 22
Challenges that girls face in getting formal education .............................................................. 25
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CHAPTER FIVE .................................................................................................................. 28
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................... 28
INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 28
SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................. 28
CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................. 30
RECOMMENDATION .................................................................................................................. 30
REFERENCES .................................................................................................................... 33
APPENDIX ........................................................................................................................ 34
