The Role of Formal Education to Girls in A Pastoralist Society; A Case Study of Maasai People in Monduli District, Arusha-Tanzania.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

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

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..................................................................................................... iv

ACRONYMS ...................................................................................................................... ix

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

CHAPTER ONE .................................................................................................................... 1

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1

Background to the study ............................................................................................................. 1

Statement of the Problem ........................................................................................................... 1

Objectives of the Study ................................................................................................................ 1

The Research questions ............................................................................................................... 2

Hypothesis ................................................................................................................................... 3

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

Scope of the study ....................................................................................................................... 4

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

LITERATURE REVIEW .......................................................................................................... 5

lntroduction ................................................................................................................................. 5

About formal education .............................................................................................................. 5

How are girls doing? Success and Hardships .............................................................................. 7

Why is girls' education important? .............................................................................................. 8

Formal education in Tanzania's Pastoralists ............................................................................. 10

Challenges and opportunities for girls in education ................................................................. 11

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CHAPTER THREE ............................................................................................................. 13

METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................... 13

Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 13

Research Design ........................................................................................................................ 13

Area and population of study; ................................................................................................... 13

Sampling Procedure ................................................................................................................... 14

Methods of data collection; ...................................................................................................... 14

Instruments; .............................................................................................................................. 15

Sources of Data; ......................................................................................................................... 16

Data analysis and presentation; ................................................................................................ 16

ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS/LIMITATIONS OF STUDY ................................................................... 16

CHAPTER FOUR ................................................................................................................ 18

DATA PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION, AND ANALYSIS .................................................. 18

Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 18

The demographic characteristics ............................................................................................... 18

Religious affiliations ................................................................................................................... 19

Community's knowledge about formal education .................................................................... 20

Education levels ......................................................................................................................... 20

Institutions and stakeholders of formal education ................................................................... 21

The distribution of girls and boys in schools ............................................................................. 22

Challenges that girls face in getting formal education .............................................................. 25

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CHAPTER FIVE .................................................................................................................. 28

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................... 28

INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 28

SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................. 28

CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................. 30

RECOMMENDATION .................................................................................................................. 30

REFERENCES .................................................................................................................... 33

APPENDIX ........................................................................................................................ 34