SEX ROLE AND SELF CONCEPTS IN RELATION TO CHILD UPBRINGING PRACTICES OF THE NUPES IN NIGER STATE
SEX ROLE AND SELF CONCEPTS IN RELATION TO CHILD UPBRINGING PRACTICES OF THE NUPES IN NIGER STATE
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2006-12
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ABDULLAHI, AMINA LAMI
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The study was on sex-role and self-concepts in relation to child-upbringing practices
of the Nupes in Niger State. The purpose of the study was to determine how the
child-upbringing practices of the Nupes influence the sex-role and self-concepts of
Nupe-children. Specifically, the study sought to find out the: relationship between
the child-upbringing practices of Nupe-parents and self-concepts of Nupe-children;
difference between Nupe-parents in urban and rural areas in child-upbringing
practices; difference between male and female Nupe-students in sex-role, academic,
ideal and real self-concepts; and the difference between Nupe-students in urban and
rural areas in sex-role, academic, ideal and real self-concepts. The population of the
study consisted of all the SS II Nupe-students in the Nupe-speaking dominated local
government areas of Niger State. The total population figure was 2,325 students
from 56 secondary schools. From this population a sample-size of 465 respondents
were drawn from 16 secondary schools which represents 20% of the study
population. The Sex-Role and Self-Concepts Evaluation Inventory (SSCEI) which
measured the personal biography, child-upbringing, sex-role, academic, ideal and
real self-concepts of secondary school children was adapted by the researcher for
data collection. The Pearson Product Moment Correlation-Coefficient (PPMC) and the
t-test of independent sample was used in analyzing the data collected for the study.
Based on the analysis of the findings of the study, the following results were
obtained: The child-upbringing practices of Nupe-parents have significant relationship
with self-concepts of Nupe-children. There was significant difference between Nupeparents
in urban and rural areas in child-upbringing practices. There was significant
difference between male and female Nupe-students in academic and real selfconcepts.
There was no significant difference between male and female Nupestudents
in sex-role and ideal self-concept. There was significant difference in the
sex-role of Nupe-students in urban and rural areas. There was no significant
difference in academic, ideal and real self-concepts of Nupe-students in urban and
rural areas. Based on the results of the findings of the study on sex-role, academic,
ideal and real self-concepts of Nupe-students, it was concluded that the study
demonstrated that the child-upbringing of Nupe-children determines their sex-role
and self-concepts. It was therefore recommended that Nupe-teachers' planning of
learning processes and strategies for improving teaching/learning should be geared
towards enhancing the development of the sex-role, academic, ideal and real selfconcepts
of Nupe-students. This will in turn help the teachers to identify the nature of
Nupe-students' differences in the pace of learning and their areas of deficiencies.
Description
A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR
OF PHILOSOPHY IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
DECEMBER, 2006
Keywords
SEX, SELF CONCEPTS, RELATION, CHILD UPBRINGING, PRACTICES OF THE NUPES, NIGER STATE