Benue State University, Makurdi

Gender disparity in school enrolment: Counselling Intervention for the Girl-child education

Dr. C.O. Ogwuche University of Abuja, Abuja,
Mr. Isaiah I. Shamo University of Abuja, Abuja

Abstract

Gender disparity in school enrolment and inequality access to quality and adequate education has generated tremendous interest in educational research and human capital development literature in recent times. This descriptive survey provides empirical evidence on the attitudes of parents in Gwagwalada township, FCT towards the girl-child education. A simple random sample size of 122 resident parents consisting of 70 males and 52 females was drawn for the study. The research instrument, a close-ended questionnaire called parental attitudes towards the girl-child education (PATGE) generated data for the study. The study used mean scores, standard deviation, t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) to analyse the data generated. Results revealed that the attitudes of parents and guardians to the girl-child education were seemingly impressive although with significant deviations from the norm. The two variables gender and educational background had no significant bearing on parents’ attitudes, implying that there was no significant difference in the attitudes of male and female parents on one hand and educational background on the other hand towards the girl-child education. However, a significant difference in parental attitudes over the girl-child education was found with respect to religious orientation. The authors recommended that counseling intervention should sensitize the general public for change of attitude towards the education of the girl-child.

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