Universal Secondary Education and Girl Child Educational Attainments in Kasese District Western Uganda. A Case Study of Kitswamba Sub County

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGMENT iv

ACRONYMS

ABSTRACT ix

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 introduction I

1.1. Background to the Study

1.2 Statement of the problem 4

1.3 Objectives to the study 5

1.3.2 Specific Objectives

1.4 Research questions 5

1.5 Scope of the study 6

1.6 Definition of terms 6

CHAPTER TWO 10

LITERATURE REVIEW 10

2.0 Introduction II

2.1. 1 Universal secondary education and enrollment of students in 13

2.1.2 Government inspection and girl-child educational attainments 14

2.2 Policies to handle the problems of girl child education in universal 15

CHAPTER THREE 16

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 16

3.0 Introduction 16

3.1. Research design 16

3.2. Research Area 16

3.3. Research Population 16

3.4 Sample size and selection techniques 16

3.4 Instruments of data collection 17

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3.5. Data collection procedure .17

3.6. Procedure of Data Anaiysis 17

3.7. Ethical consideration and procedures 17

3.8. Limitations 18

3.8. 1 Delimjtatjons 18

CHAPTER FOUR 19

DATA PRESENTATION AND INTERPRETATION 19

5.0. Introduction 19

5. 1. Background characteristics of respondents 19

Table 1 below showing the percentage distribution of responses according to

their back ground information 20

4.2.1. Universal secondary education and girl child education 21

Table 2 below showing the percentage distribution of responses according to

their back ground information 21

4.2.2. Effects of universal secondary education on enrollment of girl child

education 22

Table 3 How universal secondary education has affected enrollment of girl child

education 22

4.2.3.. Parents are withdrawing their children from private secondary

schools 23

Table 4 below shows the percentage distribution of responses according to

parent’s attitude towards student’s enrolment 23

4.2.4. Parents view on universal secondary education 23

Table 5 Parent’s response on whether they want universal secondary

education 23

4.5 Impacts of universal secondary education on the functioning of 24

4.6 Response on whether parents take their children straight to 25

4.7 Universal secondary education, remuneration of teachers and girl ...25

Table 4.7 Impact of USE on teacher’s salary 25

Table 4.8 Have you benefited from universal secondary education 26

Table 4.9 Teachers changing the profession because of universal 26