Family patriarchy, gender differences and girl child education:
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Date
2009-12
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Kampala International University, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning
Abstract
This study set out to investigate family patriarchy and gender
differences on girl child educational attainment in Kapsabet
division. The following objectives guided the study; To establish
the ways in which patriarchy has affected enrollment of girls in
schools, to make a comparison of the rate of school dropout by
sex, to establish the distribution of teachers by sex in primary
schools, to establish and make a comparison of the student
leadership in primary schools by sex, to investigate the influence
of patriarchy on gender related preferences of boy child
education, to compare learners performance in KCPE 2007 by sex,
the research instruments used in the study was a questionnaire.
Findings In the study it was found that the drop out rate fir girls
is higher than the drop out rate for boys. This is because the girls
are often subjected to various challenges like being overworked
more at home than the boys. Most of the work at home
traditionally was done by the girls, the parents of today are still
practicing this mentality and this has led the girls to dropping
out of schools more than the boys as they do not have time to do
their home work and to revise whatever they have learnt at
school. On the other hand, dropout rate for boys is lower than
that of girls because traditionally they are favored and are
exempted from the heavy work at home. Also in the study it was
found that the possible causes for the poor performance of the
girl child in academics is majorly caused by the men dominated
society. In the study it found that the society requires the girls to
prepare for simple jobs like cooking, secretarial jobs and know
how to take care of a husband. Because of these mentality girls
has ended up losing concentration in academics. The study
revealed that even the teachers have ignored the assistance of the
girl child but instead have leaned to the boys. Comments and
mentalities held by the parents and the society are men
dominated and this has led to the rise in poor performance of the
girls. Recommendations were made like the government should
provide more funds channeled in the education and sensitization
of the rural population about the importance of children
education irrespective of the gender equally.
Description
A Dissertation submitted to the institute of open and distance learning in partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the award of Bachelor's Degree in education of Kampala International University
Keywords
Family patriarchy, Gender differences, Girl child education, Kenya