An Assessment of Parental Attitude Towards Girl Child Education in Gashua Metropolis, Yobe State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between parent’s socio-economic status, educational background, and their attitudes towards girl child education in Gashua Local Government Area of Yobe state. Participants were made up of 245 parents with 182 (74.3%) males and 63(25.0%) females. Data were collected using a standardized questionnaire designed in accordance with likert type for measuring attitude. Results showed a positive relationship between parent’s socioeconomic status and their attitude towards girl child education r(235df) = .16; p˂.05). Also a positive relationship was found between parent’s educational background and their attitude towards girl child education r (236df= .13; p˂.05, the implications of findings were discussed. It was recommended that government should set up programmes to sensitize parents through traditional rulers about the harmful effects of certain traditional practices on girl child education. Again counselling centres should be established to counsel parents on the need to send their girls to school and also make them realize that most of these government schools are cost friendly. Government should also sustain free schooling and scholarship grants to attract parents/girls.