Culture and Its Effects On Girl Child Education in Primary Schools a Case Study of Schools in Barwessa Zone, Barwessa Division, Baringo District, Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENT

DECLARATION ..................................................................................................................... ii

APPROVAL ................. ........................................................................................................... iii

DEDICATION ....................................................................................................... ................. iv

ACKNOWLEGMENTS .......................................................................................................... V

TABLE OF CONTENT ......................................................................................................... vi

ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................................... viii

CHAPTER ONE ...................................................................................................................... I

1. 0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1

l .lBackground of the study ... ................................................................................................. 1

1.2 Statement of problem ........................................................................................................ 3

1.3 Purpose of the study .......................................................................................................... 3

1.4 Objectives of the study ...................................................................................................... 3

1.5 Research question ....................... ....................................................................................... 3

1.6 Significance of the study ................................................................................................... 3

1.7 Scope of the study ....................................................................... : ..................................... 4

1.7.1 Content Scope .................................................................................................................. 4

l .7.2Geographical Scope ......................................................................................................... 4

CHAPTER TWO ...... ............................................................................................................... 5

LITERATlJRE REVIEW ........................................................................................................ 5

1.0 INTRODUCTION ...................... ....................................................................................... 5

CHAPTER THREE ......................................................................................... ........................ 8

METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................. 8

3.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 8

3 .1 Research design ................................................................................................................. 8

3 .2 Area of study .. .................................................................................................................... 8

3.3 Study population ................................................................................................................ 8

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3.4 Sampling design ................................................................................................................ 8

3 .5 Data collection instruments ............................................................................................... 9

3.6 Data analysis and presentation ........................................................................................ 10

CHAPTER FOUR ................................................................................................................. 11

PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DAT A ............................................................... 11

4.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 11

CHAPTER FIVE ................................................................................................................... 16

DISCUSSION, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION .................................... 16

5.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 16

5.1 Discussion ........................................................................................................................ 16

5.2 Conclusion................................................................................ . ..... 17

5 .3 Recommendation ............................................................................................................. 18

5.4 areas for further studies ................................................................................................... 18

REFERENCES ...................................................................................................................... 19

APPENDIX 1 ......................................................................................................................... 20

APPENDIX A ....................................................................................................................... 20

ABSTRACT The purpose of !he study was to examine the impact of culture on girl child education . The objectives were to establish the relationship between culture and girl child education . The study also examined the causes of gender disparities. The study used across -sectional smvey design to analyze both quantitative and qualitative. The researcher collected data from 3 schools with a population of 150 respondents. The researcher used a questionnaire instrument, obse1vation and interview guide to collect data. The findings indicated that culture has a major impact on girl child education. Due lo culture majority of the girl child do not enroll in schools or some delay which affects their academic performance. The findings also indicated that the major causes of gender disparities are culture, ignorance, poor attitude and perception which greatly affect girl child education. The researcher recommended that the government should encourage more girl child to study regardless of culture beliefs and norms. The schools should also encourage parents to educate the girl child in order to create gender balance in educational sector.