Factors Influencing the Girl Child Enrolment in Schools; A Case of Rwemamba Parish; Kiruhura District.

TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGES

Declaration .................................................................................... (i)

Approval. .................................................................................... (ii)

Acknowledgement. ......................................................................... (iii)

Dedication .................................................................................... (iv)

Table of contents ............................................................................ (v)

Definition of operation tem1s ............................................................. (vii)

Abbreviations ................................................................................ (viii)

List of graphs ................................................................................ (Ix)

List of tables ................................................................................. (Ix)

Abstract. ....................................................................................... (x)

CHAPTERONE: INTRODUCTION ...................................................... .!

I. I Background to the study .................................................................... .I

1.2 Statement of the problem ................................................................... 2

1.3 Objectives of the study .................................................................................. 3

I. 3.1 General objectives ....................................................................... .3

I. 3.2 Specific objectives ....................................................................... 3

1.4 Research questions ............................................................................ 3

1.5 The scope of the study ...................................................................... 3

1.5.1 Contextual scope ........................................................................... 3

1.5.2 Geographical scope ....................................................................... .4

1.6 Justification and significance of the study ................................................ .4

CAPTER T\VO: LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................. 5

2.0 Introduction .................................................................................... 5

2.1 Related literature ............................................................................. 6

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY .................................................. 10

3. 0 Introduction .................................................................................... I 0

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3.1 Research design ............................................................................ 10

3.2 Data types and sources ................................................................... 10

3 .3Area and sh1dy of population ............................................................. 10

3.4 procedure of data collection ............................................................. 11

3.5 Research instruments ..................................................................... 11

3.6 sample size and selection ................................................................ 12

3.7 data Analysis ............................................................................... 12

3.8 Experienced problems ................................................................... .12

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION ........ 13

4.0 Introduction ................................................................................. 13

4.1 Parental attitudes .......................................................................... 16

4.2 Family education level.. ................................................................. 16

4.3 Lack of interest ............................................................................ 16

4.4 Traditional values and practices ......................................................... 17

4.5 Pove1iy ....................................................................................... 17

4.6 Traditional division oflabor. ............................................................. 17

4.7 Psychological and physiological changes .............................................. .18

4.8 Insufficiency of Women teachers and administrators ................................. 18

4.9 Early pregnancies .......................................................................... 18

4.10 Early marriages ........................................................................... 19

CHAPTER FIVE: RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION .................... 20

5.0 Introduction ................................................................................. 20

5.1 Recommendations ......................................................................... 20

5.2 Making legislation effective ............................................................. 20

5.3 Conclusion .................................................................................. 21

REFERENCES ............................................................................. .. 22

QUESTIONNAIRES ..................................................................... .... 23