CONSTRAINTS TO GIRL-CHILD EDUCATION IN EBONYI STATE SECONDARY EDUCATION SYSTEM: IMPLICATION FOR EDUCATIONAL POLICY MAKERS

Paul Ikechukwu Ifere, PhD, Patricia Nwamaka Aroh, PhD, Sylvester N. Ogbueghu, PhD, Chidimma Nwadiuto Obioha, PhD

Abstract


The study dealt on the constraints to Girl-child education in Ebonyi State secondary education system, and their implications for educational policy makers. Three research questions and one null hypothesis guided the conduct of the study. 179males and 246 females, totalling a sample of 425secondary school teachers were randomly selected as participants for the study. Mean, standard deviation and t-test statistics were used in the analysing of data. The analysis of the data obtained showed that the girl-child education in secondary schools is on the decline as a result of the acute desire for early marriage, no job after school, poor value system, lack of access to the tertiary education and poverty.  Based on the above findings, the study recommended among others that both the education policy makers, government, parents, stakeholders, should  discourage such cultural practices that stimulate girl child early marriage, ban hawking and street trading, and that through free education, girls should be encouraged to go back to school because of its advantages to individuals and society.


Keywords


Education, Girl Child Education, and Ebonyi State Secondary Education.

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