TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ................................................................................................................. i
APPROVAL ........................................................................................................................ ii
DEDICATION ................................................................................................................... iii
AKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................. iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................... v
LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................... viii
LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................ ix
ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................................ x
CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................................................. I
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... I
1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1
I. I Background to the study ................................................................................................ I
1.2 Statement of the problem .............................................................................................. 4
1.3 Purpose of the study ..................................................................................................... 4
1.4 Objectives of the study: ................................................................................................ 4
· 1.5 Research questions ........................................................................................................ 5
1.6 Scope of the study ......................................................................................................... 5
1.7 Significance of the study ............................................................................................... 5
1.8 Limitations of the study ................................................................................................ 6
1.9 Operational definition of tenns ..................................................................................... 6
1.10 Conceptual framework ................................................................................................ 7
CHAPTER TWO ................................................................................................................ 8
LITERATURE REVIEW .................................................................................................... 8
2.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 8
2.1 Theoretical review ......................................................................................................... 8
2.2.2 Unfaithfulness and girl child education ................................................................... 12
2.2.3 Pove1iy and girl child education .............................................................................. 13'
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CHAPTER THREE ........................................................................................................... 16
METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................ 16
3 .0 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 16
3 .2 Study population ......................................................................................................... 16
3 .3 Sample size .................................................................................................................. 16
3.4 Sample technique ........................................................................................................ 17
3.4 Methods for data collection ......................................................................................... 17
3 .5 Data processing ........................................................................................................... 17
3.6 Data analysis ............................................................................................................... 17
3.7 Ethical Consideration of the Study ............................................................................. 18
3.8 Validity and reliability of the instruments .................................................................. 18
3.9 Research Gap .............................................................................................................. 18
CHAPTER FOUR ............................................................................................................. 19
PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS ... 19
4.0 hltroduction ................................................................................................................. 19
4.1 Demographic Characteristics of Respondents ............................................................. 19
4.1 profile of the respondents ............................................................................................ 19
4.2 Drunkardness and girl child education ........................................................................ 20
4.2.1 Drinking and girl child education ............................................................................ 20
4.2. 2 Drunkardness discouraging girls to go to school .................................................... 21
4.2.4 Drunkardness of parents and separation .................................................................. 22
4.2.5 Drunkardness and domestic ..................................................................................... 23
4.2.6 Drunkard parents and early marriage of girl child ................................................... 24
4.3 Unfaithfulness and girl child education ...................................................................... 24
4.3.1 Unfaithful parents and children being forced away from home onto the streets ..... 25
4.3.2 The Unfaithful couples and the lack of interest in their children's education ......... 26
4.3.3 Unfaithful couples and the lack of money for necessities like scholastic materials 26
4.4.1 Lack of food in the home and school dropout.. ........................................................ 28
4.4.2 Lack of inheritance rights and girls child education .......................................... :: .... 28
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4.4.3 Power lights in the house and girl child education .................................................. 30
CHAPTER FIVE ............................................................................................................... 32
PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS .... 32
5.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 32
5. I. Summary and Discussions ......................................................................................... 32
5. I .3 Pove11y and girl child education .............................................................................. 33
5.2. Recommendations ...................................................................................................... 33
5.2.6 Areas forfi1rther research ........................................................................................ 37
REFERENCES .................................................................................................................. 38
APPENDICES ................................................................................................................... 40
Appendix I: Questionnaire ................................................................................................ 40
Appendix II: Time Frame .................................................................................................. 43
Appendix III: Proposed Budget ........................................................................................ 44
ABSTRACT This study was about domestic violence and performance of girl education in Alebtong district. The study was based in Apala sub county. The objective of the study were to: examine the effect of pove1ty on children education, assess how dnmkard ness affect perfonnance of girl child education and to find out the extent to which un faithfulness affect girl girl education. It was discovered that that the drunkardness of the parents affects girl child education in the sense that Parents who go drinking spend all the money meant for education of their children especially girls. Poverty affects girl child education in the sense that Lack of food in the home forces children especially girls to go fam1ing. The study recommended that the govennnent should Accelerate the law refonn process to hannonize domestic legislation with the constitutional principles related to nondiscrimination and equality between women and men; undertake the speedy enactment of the Domestic Relations Bill and the sexual offences Bill; introduce public education and legal literacy campaigns relating to the convention and the international and national commitments on the elimination and discrimination against women.