Causes of Early Marriages Among School Going Pupils: A Case Study of Ijara District North Eastern Province.
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2008-08
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Kampala International University, School of Education, Open and Distance and E-learning
Abstract
The study carried out a critical analysis and investigation on the
causes of early marriages among school-going pupils in Kenya. The
study carried out this research from North-Eastern Province in Ijara
District.
Previous studies indicate that among the causes of early marriages
among school-going children include traditional beliefs and the
luxurious life styles that these young youths want to engage in before
they are mature enough to accommodate the outcomes.
The researcher applied a purely quantitative research design in
presenting and interpreting the research findings. The technique of
data collection used was mainly the use of questionnaires with some
key informant interviews. Selection of the samples was based on a
simple random sampling procedure so as to give all the respondents
equal chances of participating in the study.
Research findings revealed out that; the causes of early marriages
among school-going pupils (children) include; the need to get wealth
from daughters, poverty levels that leave parents helpless with regard
to the need to pay school fees for their young ones, peer influence
among the children and above all the lack of guidance and counseling
of these children by their parents
A number of measures have been drawn up basing on the researchers
observation and conclusions of the research findings. These include
among others: government support to the young children whose
parents cannot afford their education needs, sensitization and
community awareness about the need to keep children at school, the
enactment of laws and policies against those who defile young girls,
cultural transformations among others.
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A Research Report Submitted to the Institute of Open and Distance Learning for the Requirement for the Award of a Degree of Education in Arts (Secondary) Of Kampala International University.
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Causes of Early Marriages, Ijara District North Eastern Province.