TEENAGE PARENTHOOD AND CHILD REARING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY TEENAGE SECONDARY SCHOOL MOTHERS IN KADUNA STATE
TEENAGE PARENTHOOD AND CHILD REARING STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY TEENAGE SECONDARY SCHOOL MOTHERS IN KADUNA STATE
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2011-09
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ABDULLAHI, RABI
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Abstract
The study examined teenage parenthood and child rearing strategies employed
by Teenage Secondary school Students in Kaduna State of Nigeria. The major
objective of the study was to determine the child rearing practices employed by
teenage mothers and how these affect their educational performance. Four
specific objectives were stated which raised four research questions. Four null
hypotheses were also formulated. The chosen research design for the study was
a survey. A total of 382 teenage mothers, from a population of 2,658 were
selected using stratified sampling method. The data collection was collected
using a self designed questionnaire called Teenage Parenthood and Child
Rearing Strategies in Kaduna state. All the four null hypotheses were tested at
0.05 level of significance, and all were rejected. The findings showed that
Strategies adopted in child rearing have a significant role to play in teenage
parenthood responsibilities. Mothers that adopted the strategies of making use
of Nannies spend less time with their children, than the mothers who adopted
the strategy of personally taking care of their children. It is recommended that
spouses of the teenage mothers should employ the assistance of their family
members to help lessen the burden mother by assisting them in taking care of
the children while they are busy or when the children are unwell and allowing
the younger ones in family to help with household chores whenever possible
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A Thesis Submitted to the School of Post Graduate Studies, in
Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of Master
of Education (M.Ed.) degree Home Economics Ahmadu Bello
University, Zaria,
SEPTEMBER, 2011
Keywords
TEENAGE,, PARENTHOOD,, CHILD REARING,, STRATEGIES EMPLOYED,, TEENAGE SECONDARY, SCHOOL MOTHERS,, KADUNA STATE