Domestic Violence On Girl Child Education in Alebtong District. The Case of Apala Sub-County

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ................................................................................................................. i

APPROVAL ........................................................................................................................ ii

DEDICATION ................................................................................................................... iii

AKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................. iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................... v

LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................... viii

LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................ ix

ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................................ x

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

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... I

1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1

I. I Background to the study ................................................................................................ I

1.2 Statement of the problem .............................................................................................. 4

1.3 Purpose of the study ..................................................................................................... 4

1.4 Objectives of the study: ................................................................................................ 4

· 1.5 Research questions ........................................................................................................ 5

1.6 Scope of the study ......................................................................................................... 5

1.7 Significance of the study ............................................................................................... 5

1.8 Limitations of the study ................................................................................................ 6

1.9 Operational definition of tenns ..................................................................................... 6

1.10 Conceptual framework ................................................................................................ 7

CHAPTER TWO ................................................................................................................ 8

LITERATURE REVIEW .................................................................................................... 8

2.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 8

2.1 Theoretical review ......................................................................................................... 8

2.2.2 Unfaithfulness and girl child education ................................................................... 12

2.2.3 Pove1iy and girl child education .............................................................................. 13'

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CHAPTER THREE ........................................................................................................... 16

METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................ 16

3 .0 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 16

3 .2 Study population ......................................................................................................... 16

3 .3 Sample size .................................................................................................................. 16

3.4 Sample technique ........................................................................................................ 17

3.4 Methods for data collection ......................................................................................... 17

3 .5 Data processing ........................................................................................................... 17

3.6 Data analysis ............................................................................................................... 17

3.7 Ethical Consideration of the Study ............................................................................. 18

3.8 Validity and reliability of the instruments .................................................................. 18

3.9 Research Gap .............................................................................................................. 18

CHAPTER FOUR ............................................................................................................. 19

PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS ... 19

4.0 hltroduction ................................................................................................................. 19

4.1 Demographic Characteristics of Respondents ............................................................. 19

4.1 profile of the respondents ............................................................................................ 19

4.2 Drunkardness and girl child education ........................................................................ 20

4.2.1 Drinking and girl child education ............................................................................ 20

4.2. 2 Drunkardness discouraging girls to go to school .................................................... 21

4.2.4 Drunkardness of parents and separation .................................................................. 22

4.2.5 Drunkardness and domestic ..................................................................................... 23

4.2.6 Drunkard parents and early marriage of girl child ................................................... 24

4.3 Unfaithfulness and girl child education ...................................................................... 24

4.3.1 Unfaithful parents and children being forced away from home onto the streets ..... 25

4.3.2 The Unfaithful couples and the lack of interest in their children's education ......... 26

4.3.3 Unfaithful couples and the lack of money for necessities like scholastic materials 26

4.4.1 Lack of food in the home and school dropout.. ........................................................ 28

4.4.2 Lack of inheritance rights and girls child education .......................................... :: .... 28

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4.4.3 Power lights in the house and girl child education .................................................. 30

CHAPTER FIVE ............................................................................................................... 32

PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS .... 32

5.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 32

5. I. Summary and Discussions ......................................................................................... 32

5. I .3 Pove11y and girl child education .............................................................................. 33

5.2. Recommendations ...................................................................................................... 33

5.2.6 Areas forfi1rther research ........................................................................................ 37

REFERENCES .................................................................................................................. 38

APPENDICES ................................................................................................................... 40

Appendix I: Questionnaire ................................................................................................ 40

Appendix II: Time Frame .................................................................................................. 43

Appendix III: Proposed Budget ........................................................................................ 44