INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL BACKGROUND ON GIRL-CHILD VOCATIONAL SKILLS ACQUISITION IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL BACKGROUND ON GIRL-CHILD VOCATIONAL SKILLS ACQUISITION IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
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2016-09
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ABUBAKAR, Safiya
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This study investigated the influence of parental background on the Girl-Child’s Vocational Skill acquisition in junior secondary schools in Kaduna state, Nigeria. It was predicted on the assumption that parents have negative influence on vocational skill acquisition of the Girl-Child. A total of (4) research questions and objectives were advanced as follows: Examine parents view on the influence of parental background on Girl-Child Vocational Skill acquisition in Junior secondary school in Kaduna state, Examine the influence of parental background on the Girl-Child’s Vocational skills acquisition in relation to rural and urban difference in junior secondary schools in Kaduna state and to determine the opinion of teachers and principals on the influence of parental background on Girl-Child’s Vocational Skills acquisition in Junior Secondary school in Kaduna state. Descriptive research design was adopted, 13,12815 the population of the study while 381 is the sample for the study, proportion method was used to select the sample from six Schools. Questionnaire was the instrument used for the study, frequency count and percentage was used to analyse research question Q1-4 while, Crombach Alpha co-efficient statistics was use to test the pilot study conducted at GSS Abah, a total of 25 copies of questionnaire was distributed, with a result of 0.868 statistics which is considered reliable. Chi-square statistics and ANOVA was used to test the hypothesis design for the study. The major findings shows that parental background does not have negative influence on the gild-Child vocational skill acquisition in junior secondary schools in Kaduna state, there is significant difference between the opinion of male and female students, with male ranked highest with 232.11 while female 146.52, the findings also shows that there is significant different with regard to location (rural & urban) onions on the influence of parental background of the Gild-Child Vocational Skill acquisition in junior secondary schools in Kaduna State. The researcher recommend that: Government should develop new sets of training centers especially in the rural communities so as to help the Gild-Child, women gain the vocational entrepreneur like skill that are crucial for their life employment and frequent monitoring adequate funding should be provided.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND CURRICULUM, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER DEGREE IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
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INFLUENCE,, PARENTAL BACKGROUND,, GIRL-CHILD VOCATIONAL SKILLS ACQUISITION,, JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS,, KADUNA STATE,, NIGERIA