Challenges and Opportunities of Female Students in Secondary Schools of Gulele Sub City, Addis Ababa
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2018-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The major objective of this study was to assess the challenges and opportunities of female
education in secondary schools of Gulele sub city in Addis Ababa. To achieve this, a descriptive
survey method was used. Secondary schools (eight in number) of the sub-city were selected using
suitable sampling method. Questionnaire for teachers and female students, structured interview
forms for directors and vice-directors and written document review were used as data collection
instruments. The study included a total of 231 female-secondary students, 170 secondary school
teachers and 8 directors and 8 vice –directors. In analyzing and reporting the result, percentages
were used. The major findings revealed that the challenges of female students’ education such as
family’s educational and economic backgrounds, shortage of instructional materials for academic
performances, burdens in domestic activities, lack of female oriented training etc., negatively
affected the participation of female students in the secondary schools. Thus, to raise the
opportunities of Gulele Sub City Secondary Schools the sub city Education Training Office should
try to create awareness on how to improve the problem of work load at home on female students
by using different methods, to decrease the effect of distance from home to school and other
related challenges the city government should build more secondary and preparatory schools in
the sub city. The school administration and teachers should set solid program to train the students
so as to decrease social media’ impact, etc.
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Challenges and Opportunities of Female