Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to examine the parental attitude towards female-child
education in the Kintampo North Municipality. Respondents were two hundred and forty
(240). This consists of thirty (30) teachers, one hundred students 190 students and twenty
(20) parents. Two methods of data analysis were adopted, first, descriptive statistics
involving the use of frequency, percentages and pie chart were used to present the data
use to present data collected. The frequency was then converted into tabular
representation to help establish the direction of the responds and conclusion drawn. A
descriptive survey design was used. The target population for the study comprised
teachers, pupils and parents in some selected schools in JHS Three (3) in Kintampo North
Municipality. The findings of the study revealed that parental attitude towards femalechild
education negatively impacted girl child education in the Kintampo North
Municipal. The results also indicated that there were also some factors militating
negatively against girl-child education such as ignorance, economic factor, single
parenting and early marriage. In the light of the research findings, the researcher
recommends that sensitization and advocacy campaign of the advantages of female
education should be highly embarked upon by government. And also, government and
non-governmental organizations should institute economic empowerment measures in
communities in order to limit other economic factors.
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