Perception of Parents Toward Girl-Child Completion of Secondary School Education in Rural Area of Kwara and Osun State,Nigeria (Published)
This paper reviews the perception of parents towards the completion of girl-child secondary school education in the rural area of kwara and osun state, Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 240 respondents purposively. A well-structured interview and Focus Group Discussion were used to collect data on the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents and perception towards girl-child completion of secondary school education. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, pie-chart, bar-chart. Also, hypothesis was analysed using T-test. The study revealed that the mean age of respondents was 43years, it was discovered that majority of the respondents (79%) were males, while only 21% were females. Religion revealed that 42.1 % of the respondents practiced Christianity, 56.7% practiced Islam and 1.2 % practiced traditional religion. Also, respondents received an average monthly income of ₦30,000. This implies that most of the respondents were low-income earners. The study further revealed that the perception of parents had a significant difference towards girl-child secondary school education, due to the popular African Myth that a male child is superior to a female child. This study recommends enlightenment for parents in the rural areas. Also, adult education should be encouraged by both government and non-governmental organisations especially for mothers, as they play key roles in the education of a girl child.
Keywords: Completion, Education, Girl Child, Perception