Influence of Parents’ Educational Background on Girl-Child Education in Kebbi State, Nigeria

Danjuma Mairo

Abstract


The study examined the influence of parents’ educational background on girl-child education. Descriptive survey research design was employed. The population of 38,595 female students was derived from the 82 secondary schools in which girls are enrolled. A sample of 450 students was drawn using stratified sampling technique, proportionately and 39 stakeholders were drawn using purposive sampling procedure, while a sample of 78 parents was drawn using quota sampling. The quantitative instrument used was a questionnaire for students on the Influence of Parents Educational Background on Girl-child Education (IPEBGCE). The qualitative instruments used were Focus Group Discussions (FGD’s) guide for students and In-Depth Interviews (IDI’s) protocol for parents. All the instruments were validated by experts. A test re-test method was used were reliability index of 0.69 was realized. Expert scrutiny from the perspective of both academic and field practice enhanced the reliability of the qualitative instruments. With the use of the research question and research hypothesis data were collected through personal visit. The quantitative data was analyzed using t-test and the alpha level of significance used was 0.05. Content analysis was used to analyze data obtained from the FGDs and IDIs. The study found out that differences exist between educated and non-educated parents influence on girl-child education. The study recommends among others that there is a need for efficient adult literacy programmes which should be targeted towards influencing parents’ educational background to improve girl-child enrolment, retention and participation in education in Kebbi State.


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