FACTORS MILITATING AGAINST THE ENROLMENT AND RETENTION OF GIRL-CHILD STUDENTS IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE
FACTORS MILITATING AGAINST THE ENROLMENT AND RETENTION OF GIRL-CHILD STUDENTS IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE
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2014-05
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Garba, Jummai Andil
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Abstract
The study investigated the factors militating against the enrolment and retention of girl-child
students in Junior Secondary Schools in Kaduna State. Six research objectives were
postulated and six null research hypotheses were tested. The study population included all
the Junior Secondary Schools in the 23 Local Government Areas of Kaduna State totalling
58,836. Using Krejcie and Morgan Table, 375 respondents were sampled from six Local
Government Area; two each from the three (3) senatorial zones in the State. The descriptive
survey design was adopted for the study. Cronbcah method of reliability was used to
determine the reliability of the instrument which was found to be . 815.
Descriptive statistics involving item frequencies, mean, standard deviation and standard
error were used to answer the research questions. The Pearson Product Moment Correlation
was used to test all the six null hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level of significance.
Significant relationships were found between the dependent variable and each of the six
independent variables. It was recommended that government should keep updated records of
enrolment and retention of the girl-child in all schools, and schools should be built in all
localities for easy access, government should enact laws against removal of girl-child from
schools for marriage or any reason before completion of school and parents should consider
their economic capability in planning their family size.
It was concluded that religious leaders and traditional leaders have big responsibility of
directing and encouraging their subjects on the importance of girl-child education.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
AND CURRICULUM, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL
FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE
MASTERS DEGREE IN EDUCATION
Keywords
FACTORS MILITATING,, ENROLMENT,, RETENTION,, GIRL-CHILD,, JUNIOR,, SCHOOLS,, KADUNA STATE.