The Status and Challenges of Girls’ Primary Education. The case of Dessie Zuria Woreda
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2010-07
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Addis Ababauniversity
Abstract
The main objective of the study was to investigate the current status and
challenges of female’s participation in primary education in Dessie Zuria
Woreda. In order to attain the objective of the study a descriptive survey
research method was used. The first sources of information used in this study
include primary school teachers, female students of grade 7 and grade 8,
school directors, woreda education offices, woreda women Affair head and
parents. Secondary data was gathered from documents found in the South
Wollo zone education department Dessie Zuria woreda education office and
ten sample primary schools. Primary Data relevant to the study were collected
using questionnaire and interview and secondary data were gathered from
documents. Based on documentary analysis, through the gender gap has been
observed to be narrowed, still there exists high drop out and repetition rates of
females that aggravate gender disparity in the study woreda.
Moreover, based on the results of the analysis traditional views of the society
to girls' education, early marriage and pregnancy, low economic status of
parents and household activities of girls at home were found to be major
challenges of females' participation. Thus, it is recommended that the
education sector at the regional, zone and woreda level should exert maximum
effort to attune provision of education with the national commitments and
international agreements
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Challenges of Girls’ Primary Education