BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Gender
party in education is a thing of concern in this era according to united
conference held in Aduis Ababa (2001) show progress on girls education will
account for over (10) million unnecessary child and material deaths. Education equips girls and women with basic
confidence in their abilities and right an ability to acquire and process
information and increase power. Before now, female educations were not given a second
thought due to the fact that most parents felt that money spent on female
education is a waste. That after all, the education of female ends in the
kitchen as the adage says”. In Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State,
some home hardly boast of any female university graduates due to the level of
Illiteracy. The wrong impression of parents on gender inequality towards female
education cannot be over emphasized. Parents are also of the view that women
are meant for child bearing taking care of jay to day activities of domestic
works. Record has proven that women can do as well as their men counter parts.
Millions
of girls around the word has been denied education due to selfish believe, all
eyes and hands should be on millennium goals to eradicate gender inequality
with education as instrument of propagation the values of the society and with
the relative success of women in almost all procession and government post
societies, vice-visa parents not completely change in granting female’s equal
social and educational rights.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
This
research work is to investigate the parents perception towards female education
therefore the need to investigate the parents perception towards female education
little can be taught in this sense, education is essentially a means of guiding
children in securing them among and quality of experience
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The
purpose of the study is to examine the influence of gender on the education of
the girl-child it has following objectives;
1
To identify parents perception towards female education in Orhionmwon Local
Government Area of Edo State.
2
To outline various solution towards female education in Orhiomwon Local
Government Area of Edo State.
3
To create awareness on the importance of female education Orhiomwon Local
Government Area of Edo state
4
To eradicate illiteracy in our societies
5
To remove the problem of gender me qualities
6
To eradicate the thoughts if not training of female children
7
To educate the public on the importance of training female children.
RESEARCH QUESTION
1
Is there any discrimination among female and male in terms of education
2
Does illiteracy cause the decline of female in Orhiomwon Local Government Area
of Edo State?
3
Has Orhiomwon Local Government ministry of women affair done enough campaign to
enlighten the people of Orhiomwon?
4
Does ignorance lead to parent’s negative perception towards female education?
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This
study is importance as the understanding of female education in our societies
it will go along way to connecting the bad impression towards the training of
female children. Children who suffer from this stigma or the other are deprived
of the benefit of leaning processes. Education is power’s they says when a
child is deprived of education, such child may be nuisance to the society.
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The
study is exclusively limited to the perception of parents towards female
education in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. it is not possible
to cover the whole Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area consequence upon this
study is limited to the following villages Otton Village, Ogan Village, Uson
Village and Ohezee-Naka Village.
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