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
ABSTRACT This research was about factor militating against early girl childhood education; It was guided by three objectives; to analyze the general performance of girls in schools, to establish the reasons for poor performance and to propose techniques for combating with early child education. Stratified sampling technique was used where by 60 respondents were selected. Among the factors discovered were traditional attitude, discrimination, poor sanitation, long distances, regions, lunch, early pregnancies, and punishments.