Lakhomi Journal
Vol 4 No 1 (2023): Lakhomi Journal : Scientific Journal of Culture, March

Girl Child Education and Its Socio-Cultural View in Our Society

Abiodun Eunice Olatide (Department of Social Science Education, Faculty of Education, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti)



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09 Aug 2023

Abstract

The study examined the importance of girl child education and its significance to our society and entire nation in general. The paper also reviewed literature on the cultural, economic, social and traditional aspect of people’s life, particularly on girl child in our society and its benefits to training a girl child and to provide for their needs. Girl child education in some countries of Africa and some culture in Nigeria were also considered. The study examined girl child education among the secondary school students of four selected local government areas and 5Five schools where 20students that make up 400 students was used as sample for the study in Kwara State. Two research questions were raised while two hypotheses were formulated. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The findings revealed some cultural, traditional beliefs and practice of the people have constituted the major challenges to girl child education.

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lakhomi

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Lakhomi Journal : Scientific Journal of Culture is an international journal using a peer-reviewed process published in December, March, June and September by Britain International for Academic Research Publisher (BIAR-Publisher). Lakhomi welcomes research papers in culture and other researches ...