Assessment of girl, child education in Rwanda case study Gasabo District
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Date
2010-10
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Kampala International University ,College of Education
Abstract
Rwanda has made enormous strides forward in improving access of boys and
girls to education at all levels, and in promoting gender equality within the education
system. There have been extensive studies on differential education opportunities
among genders. King and Hill examined the barriers to women’s education in
developing countries, and conclude that despite the decrease in the gender gap, girls
still receive less education than boys (King and Hill, 1993). There is also
discrimination and segregation in the labour market, which pushes women to select
certain professions and get training for them. Yet girl students continue to lag behind
in educational achievement and access, particularly at the secondary and tertiary
levels, where girls’ enrolment, completion and achievement rates are lower. After
understanding the problem still existing in Education For All, a researcher has
conducted a research to the topic of this study was to assess the Gir~, chi’d
education in Rwanda with the objectives of evaluating the opportunities given to
the boys’ and girls~ education, identifying the factors that affects girls’ education and
identifying strategies for eliminating gender disparities in education. The researcher
employed a descriptive survey method. It involved both qualitative and quantitative
data collection, but much the research was qualitative. Results from the findings
show that the opportunities given to the girls are still low considered to the boys’
education opportunities. Concerning the factors affecting girls’ education, some of
them still exist, like different games to boys and girls at school and like laughing the
girls who are in menstruation period. It is recommended that, the parents and all
people concern to girl’s education should equalize all children and send their boys
and their girls to school. They are also asked to satisfy all the needs of girl’s
education.
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A thesis presented to the school of postgraduate studies and research Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree master of educational management and administration
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girl, child education