Abstract:
This study examine the factors affecting girl child education in Dabaa Community in
the Atwima Nwabiagya District. The objective of the study was to establish the socio economic factors, socio-cultural factors and school -based factors that affects girl child
education in the Darbaa Community. Descriptive survey design using mixed method
approach was adopted for the study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select
seventy (70) participants comprising of 62 students, 4 teachers and 4 parents for the
study. Questionnaire and interview protocol were the instruments used in collecting
data for the study The findings of the study revealed that socio-economic factors such
as parental income. Parental occupation, level of parents’ education and child labour
were factors affecting girl child education in Dabaa community in the Atwima
Nwabiagya District. Further, the study revealed that socio-cultural factors such as early
marriage, female genital mutilation, parental attitudes towards girl child education, and
teenage pregnancy affects girl child education in Dabaa Community in the Atwima
Nwabiagya District. Finally, the study revealed that cost of schooling, irrelevant
curricula, and teacher pupil interaction were school-related factors affecting girl child
education in Dabaa Community in the Atwima Nwabiagya District. It is therefore
recommended that government and other non-governmental organizations need to step
up their efforts to eliminate socio-cultural practices that disadvantage the girl child in
order to achieve gender parity in education.
Description:
A Project Report in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of
Education and Communication Sciences, submitted to the School of Graduate
Studies, University of Education, Winneba, in partial fulfilment of the
requirements for award of the Master of Arts (Educational Leadership) degree
DECEMBER, 2018