Factors Militating Against Early Girl-Child Education: A Case Study of Mityana Municipality, Mityana District

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL ii

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGMENT iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS v

LIST OF TABLES viii

ACRONYMS ix

ABSTRACT x

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION 1

1 .0 Background I

reducing world poverty 1

.1 Statement of the Problem 1

1.2 Objective of the Study 2

1.2.1 General objective of the study 2

1 .2.2 Specific objective of the study 2

1 .3 Research Questions 2

1.4 Scope of the Study 2

1 .5 Significance of the Study 2

CHAPTER TWO 4

LITERATURE REVIEW 4

2,0 Introduction 4

2.1 General performance of early girl child 4

2.2 Factors Affecting Early Girl-Child Education 6

2.2.1 Few resources for schooling 6

2.2.2 Traditional Attitudes 6

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2.2.3 Parental Death 7

2.2.4 Rural and Urban families 7

2.2.5 Discrimination 7

2.2.6 Poor Sanitation 8

2.2.7 Long Distances 8

2.2.8 Religious 8

2.3 What should be done to support early girl child education 8

2.3.1 Government 8

2.3.2 NGOs 9

2.3.3 Local Community 9

CHAPTER THREE 11

METHODOLOGY 11

3.0 Introduction 11

3.1 Research Design 11

3.2 Study Area 11

3.3 Sample Selection and Sample Size 11

3.4 Data Collection Method 11

3.5 Data Analysis 12

3.6 Ethical Procedure 12

3.7 Limitations to the Study 12

CHAPTER FOUR 14

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE FINDINGS 14

4.0 Introduction 14

4.1 Socio-Dernographic Background of the Respondents 14

4.1.1 Sex 14

4.1.2 Marital status 14

4.1.3 Education level 1