The challenge faced on the education of girl child in Uganda at secondary school level. a case study of Butaleja District in Eastern Uganda.
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2018-05
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Kampala International University ,College of Education
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to find out the challenges facing girl child education in the selected
schools in Butaleja district in the Eastern part of Uganda. The objectives of the study were
divided into general and specific and among these included identifying the impact of education
for a girl child in Butaleja district and investigating the possible measures that can be put in place
to eradicate challenges facing girl child education. The literature review was done through
reading text books, papers and journals, the method design adopted was a descriptive survey and
the instrument adopted for data collection was an interview guide. The data got from the
instrument was collected into figures and percentages which were tabulated in tables. The
research found out that girl child in Butaleja District in eastern Uganda face challenges during
their stay at school than boys. The following recommendations were made by the researcher; the
government should conduct sensitization programes in eastern part of Uganda especially in
Butaleja district and parents and girls should be targetted to make them aware of the importance
of educating a girl child, Certain practices like early marriage, forced marriage and early
pregnancy should be emphasised, Teachers and school administrators should help in the
awareness compaign by sensitizing girls to take up education as a serous matter and the
importance of being educated, Local administration to be vigilant on those girls who engage in
child labour and parents who make girls to take care of their young ones during their absence to
be dealt with. The researcher sugested that further researchers should make research about the
problem due to the fact that she had limited scope of this study and therefore her findings cannot
be considered as the conclusion hence there is need for further research to be undertaken on
issues like legislation on defilement and sexual harassment especially on girls in primary schools
and also Community participation to enhance gender balance education in Uganda. Further more,
this study was conducted among secondary school students therefore the researcher recommends
that a similar study on primary school pupils to find out whether the results of the study can be
replicated among primary school pupils. With these, to the best of my ability or knowledge girl
child should be motivated by both the parents and teachers so as to achieve the best out of their
stay as school.
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A research dissertation submitted to the faculty of education in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the award of a bachelor’s degree of arts with education (history and geography) of Kampala International University
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Education of Girl Child