THE ATTITUDE OF PARENTS TOWARDS WESTERN EDUCATION IN ITAS-GADAU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BAUCHI STATE

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2000
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IS’HAKU, MUSA DINGIRE
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This study was an attempt to analyze the attitude of parents towards western education in Itas-Gadau Local Government area of Bauchi State. The researcher observed that, most parents do not want to send their children to school, when they do so, they are reluctant in ensuring punctuality. There is the probability that some parents do not seem to know the importance of education. The study therefore looks at the problems and suggested some solutions that would be of importance to parents and the authority concerned with the educational development not only in Itas-Gadau but also in other places where this problems prevails. Questionnaires were used to collect data from parents and data collected from the respondents were analysed and correlated to find out if independent variable correlates with the dependent variables. Three hypotheses were formulated to test whether there are significant relationships between (i) parents' occupation and their attitude towards western education and (i) parents' attitude on western education and Christian religion. Also tested, was the significant relationships between parents' attitude on early marriage and western education vii Findings of the study indicated that: (1) Significant relationship exists between occupational attitude of parents and their attitude towards western education. (2) There is no significant relationship between parents' attitude on western education and Christian religion. (3) There is no significant relationship between parents' attitude on early marriage and western education. Based on these findings, some of the recommendations made include: 1. Government should ensure free and compulsory education from primary to post-primary levels to ensure 100% transition. 2. A task force committee must be formed on education at local government, district, village and ward levels who will be charged with the responsibility of pupils and students' punctuality and that any pupil who secure admission into postprimary school, the committee must ensure that such a child is not withdrawn by his parents. The committee must also make a termly progress report.
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SUBMITTED TO THE POST GRADUATE SCHOOL AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION (PSYCHOLOGY) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION A.B.U., ZARIA
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ATTITUDE,, PARENTS,, WESTERN EDUCATION,, ITAS-GADAU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, BAUCHI STATE
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