Female Students Achievement and Factors Influencing Their Participation in General Secondary Schools in East Wollega Zone
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2008-07
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The main purpose of this study is to investigate major factors that have an impact
on female student's academic achievement in general secondary schools of East
wel/ega zone. The study attempt to identity in school and out of school factors
related to girls' education. To attain the objectives, the study employed
descriptive survey method. Thus, the study was conducted on five general
secondary schools of East Wollega zone that were selected using simple
random sampling techniques from 20 general secondary schools of the zone
including Ne/eemte special town. The study includes 300 female students
selected from grade 9 and 10, and 50 teachers by using simple random
sampling; 5 principals and 5 woreda education office leaders by availability
sampling respectively, and 10 parents of females students by simple random
sampling technique from sample schools. Document analysis, questionnaires
and interview were the instruments for data collection. The data gathered were
analyzed by statistical tools such as percentage, chi-square and rank order
correlations. Generally, the study identified some of the major findings such as
lack of parental support, lack of how level of parental education, females lack of
motivation to learn, lack of guidance and counseling services in schools, lack of
educational materials, home school distance etc. Based on the results of the
findings, some identified school related factors associated with female students
low academic achievement were: lack of instructional materials, lack of available
guidance and counseling services in schools, females lacle of motivation to
learn, and females absenteeism from the class. On the other hand, lack of
parental support, parental lack or low level of education, female students lacle
of study time at home, and home school distance are some of the out-of-schools
factors for low academic achievement of f emale students in the zone. It was
also found that the factors that affect the academic performance of female
students is a function of multi dimensional variables which generally emanate
from in school and out of school systems. Therefore, timely correction of the above
variables should bring a considerable change in academic achievement of female
students. Thus, it was recommended that the government, the school community.
NGDs, and the society in general should work hand in hand to change the
existing s ituation to up bring the academic achievement of female students in
general secondary schools.
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Female Students Achievement