ASSESSMENT OF THE INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT TOWARDS GIRL-CHILD EDUCATION IN KADUNA STATE
ASSESSMENT OF THE INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT TOWARDS GIRL-CHILD EDUCATION IN KADUNA STATE
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2012-10
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IBRAHIM, SAMBO SALAMATU
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This study entitled „Assessment of the influence of Parental Involvement towards Girl Child Education in selected local government areas of Kaduna state‟ was intended to identify factors responsible for lack of parental support towards girl child education in Kaduna state. The main objectives of the study are to identify the influence of financial income of parents on girl child education in selected local governments areas of Kaduna state; to examine the extent to which parental commitment to academic work influence girl child education in the selected local government areas of Kaduna state: to determine the influence 0f parents‟ educational background on girl child education and also examine the influence of family size and parents involvement on the girl child education in the selected local government areas of Kaduna state. Four null hypotheses on parental involvement towards girl child education were formulated to guide the work. Stratified random sampling technique was employed, 340 respondents formed the sample size of the study, and structured questionnaire was used for collecting data from the respondents. The answers to the research objectives and questions were provided with tables of frequencies and percentages, in analyzing the data obtained from the field. Spearman correlation procedure was also used, because of the non parametric measurement of the variables and all hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. It was found that the development of girl child education in the selected local government areas of the state is significantly influenced by the financial income of parents. It was revealed that parents are committed to the girl child education but are constrained by a number of factors mostly on poverty. On relationship between parental commitment and girl child education, it was discovered that there was great relationship. On the academic activities of the girl child, it was revealed that there is significant relationship between the opinion of teachers and parents on parental involvement towards girl-child education. On the influence of family size on girl child educational development there was negative correlation. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that government at various levels should engender economic empowerment of parents by employment opportunities, provision of credit facilities for farmers and other avenues by which local population can be made to be more productive so as to enhance their economic standard of living. Enlightenments on the need for girl child education should be embarked upon by the respective government agencies to encourage parents on the need for their girl child education
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE AWARD OF MASTER’ DEGREE IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION OCTOBER, 2012
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ASSESSMENT,, INFLUENCE,, PARENTAL,, NVOLVEMENT,, GIRL-CHILD,, EDUCATION,, KADUNA STATE.