Perceived Socio-Cultural Factors of Girl Child Enrolment Gap in Public Secondary Schools in Bauchi State

Salisu Yusuf, Babawuro Shuaibu, Abubakar Sadiq Adamu, Jagula Danladi Msheliza

Abstract


The purpose of this study was to examine the perceived socio-cultural factors of the girl-child enrolment gap in public secondary schools in Bauchi state. Simple random sampling was employed, and secondary schools in the state were grouped based on the two educational zones used in the state Ministry of Education, meanwhile, simple random sampling was used to select 30 public secondary schools, 15 secondary schools from each zone in which four teachers from selected schools serves as the respondents, these make the subject of 120 respondents. The instrument was given to an expert in the Department of Educational Foundations and an expert in Measurements and Evaluation for their input in terms of face and content validations. The reliability of the instrument was determined using the test-retest method of determining consistency. The data collected was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Mean and standard deviations were employed. The findings of the study were to involve Community participation in school management while Expanding the number of school places and single-sex schools to cater to those in rural areas who may not afford to live out of their homes due to economic hardship expanding the number of school places and, Community participation in school management and Girl Child (some) returned no schools after marriage. The recommendations of the study were that the mass campaign on and for the girl- child education should be planned and conducted in Bauchi State.     


Full Text:

PDF

References


Abdulkarim B. (2007) Girl Child Education: Rising to the Challenge. Department of Community Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

Abdulkarim I. (2010) Non-Formal Education and the Girl-Child in Northern Nigeria: Issues and Strategies. Department of Continuing Education and Extension Services, Faculty of Education, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. (Gombe State Agency for Mass Literacy, Gombe, Gombe State).

Adeyemo, P. O. (1975). Principles of education and practice of education. Ado-Ekiti: Omolayo standard press and bookshops co. (Nig) ltd Federal republic of Nigeria (2004) National policy on education. NERDC Press.

Akunga A. (2010) Northern Nigeria: Approaches to Enrolling Girls in School and Providing a Meaningful Education to Empower Change. UNICEF Children’s Fund Communication Section Abuja, Nigeria.

Bellamy C. (2003). Strategy for Acceleration of Girls’ Education in Nigeria (SAGEN). UNICEF Children’s Fund Communication Section Abuja, Nigeria.

Dauda RO. (2007) Female Education and Nigeria’s Development Strategies: Lots of Talk, Little Action? Ind Journal of Gender Studies 2007.

Fatuma C, Jamiu Oluwatoyin Zakariya, Christiana Okojie, Omo Aregbeyen (Independent Consultant GEP Review), UNICEF Nigeria, 2008

Garba, M. D. (2003) Negative cultural trends towards the girl-child. Unpublished paper presented at a one-day Sensitization meeting with community/traditional and religious leaders in Gombe state.

Girls‟ Education. Available at www.worldbank.org/education/girls. Girls' Education in the (2008) Gender Equality, Empowerment and Economic Growth, World Bank 2008.

Greg, E. (2000). Presentation of a Girl-Child curriculum, emergency preparedness. Hill station Jos.

Igbuzor O. (2010). The State of education in Nigeria: A Key Note Address Delivered at a Roundtable organized by Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA) July 2006.

James, E. K. (2012). Underfunding, wastage bedevil education sector in Nigeria. Available at www.nigeriastat.gov.ng/uploa…99460

Kwache, Z. (2012) An Investigation Into the girl child enrolment and completion in Secondary School in Bauchi State, International Research Journal, Federal Polytechnic Adamawa Yola Nigeria

Mangvwat, J. A. & Abama, E. A. (1999). Gender and access to education in Nigeria. Jos: Arrowhead Publications (July, 2012).

Mamman D. (2003). Girl-Child and Education. Enabling Education Network, University of Manchester.

National Population Commission Nigeria. Nigeria DHS Data Survey 2004: Education Data for Decision-Making.

Nigeria UNICEF Country Office (2007). Girls Education. Available at www.unicef.org/.../WCARO Nigeria-Factsheets-Girls Education. pdf.

Obaji C. N. (2005). Nigeria’s Experience with Girls Education and Linkages with Action on Adult Female Literacy to Impact on Poverty Alleviation: A paper presented at the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI). Beijing, China November 2005.

Saleh J. (2012) An Investigation Into the girl child enrolment and completion in Secondary School in Bauchi State, International Research Journal, Federal Polytechnic Adamawa Yola Nigeria.

Subramanian R. (2003) Gender equality in education: Definitions and Measurements. Background paper for UNESCO GMR 2003-043. Available at http://portal.unesco.org.

Udungwomen AF (2004). The Philosophy of Education for Nigerian women: problem and prospects. The African Symposium Obtained from www.asin.com.

UNICEF, (2004). The State of the World’s Children. Obtained from, www.unicef.org on 30th December, 2011.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for statistics. (2010) Education for All Global Monitoring Report.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for statistics Montreal. Children Out of School: Measuring Exclusion from Primary Education 2005. Available at http://www.uis.unesco.org 14.

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Nigeria Country Office. Information sheet. Girls‟ Education (2007).


Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.