Assessing the performance of Girl Child Education in selected Secondary Schools in central Division Kitui District.
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2009-01
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Kampala International University, College of Education Open and Distance Learning.
Abstract
The study looked at assessing the performance of girl child education in selected
secondary schools in central division Kitui district.
There are direct and opportunity costs of education which have strong negative effects on
female educational opportunities. The purpose of this study was to assess the factors
influencing perfmmance of girl child education in relation to access, participation and
completion rates in central division Kitui district. The objectives of the study were be to;
dete1mine the influence of socio-economic factors such as poverty, direct and opportunity
costs of schooling on girl child education performance. Analyze the effect of
geographical location of a school to girl child perfmmance in education. Analyze the
effect of influence of socio-cultural factors such as early marriages and priority given to
girls' future roles as mothers on girl child education performance. Analyze the influence
of school factors such as exclusion, avoidance and maginalization on girl child
perfmmance in education. Determine the influence of political factors such as inadequate
public support and unclear policies on girl child performance and suggest promising
interventions to promote female education. The study sought to bring out the current state
of knowledge on the socio-economic, socio-cultural, school and political factors
influencing female participation in education. The study adopted a survey research
method. target population was 246 teachers, and 1487 students (DEO' S staff records for
secondary schools Kitui District, 2008). The sample included all the 25 headteachers and
150 students. The researcher used questionnaires to collect data. Both qualitative analyses
descriptive statistics involving tabulations, graphs and percentages was used to analyze
the data. The findings were presented in terms of tables and charts and discussions of the
findings after every pictorial presentation. A sUlllffiary, conclusion and recommendations
with suggestion for further diagnostic research were made.
Description
Research project submitted to the School of Open
and Distance Learning in Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirement for the Award of Bachelor of
Education Arts of Kampala
International University.
Keywords
Girl Child Education, Performance, Secondary Schools, Kitui District,, Kenya