Effects of domestic gender roles on performance of pupils in in public primary school in GarbaTula district
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to establish the domestic gender roles and their
effect on pupils’ academic performance in public primary schools in Garba Tula
district. Five research questions were formulated to guide the study. The study
employed a descriptive survey. The sample comprised of 17 headteachers, 187
teachers and 217 pupils. Questionnaires and document analysis were used to
gather data for the study. Findings indicated that the pupils were involved in
gender roles. The roles performed by the boys were those that were for men such
as herding the livestock and protecting the community while those performed by
the girls were those of the mothers which included cooking, fetching water and
firewood, cleaning and washing and looking after the young ones.
There was a relationship between pupil’s involvement in the domestic roles and
academic performance. The more the pupils were involved in the domestic roles,
the more they were late for schools, the more they were not able to complete
assignments and therefore the more their education was affected. Data revealed
that gender roles had an impact on the school performance of pupils. Pupils had to
arrive to school late, were not able to complete assignments, went to school tired
and all these affected their studies hence leading to poor performance. There were
differences in involvement of boys and girls in the gender domestic roles with girls
being the most affected.
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Based in the findings it was recommended that parents should be sensitized on the
importance of education of their children hence should allow pupils go to school.
They should also , get involved in the education of their children and monitor their
progress. It was also recommended that boarding schools be set up where pupils
would learn without interruptions of domestic roles. It was also recommended that
that there should be provision of necessary physical facilities which are gender
sensitive so that children especially girls may be encouraged to learn. Further it
was recommended that the provincial administration should enforce the law
regarding education of children. Taking the limitations and delimitations of the
study, it was suggested that a study to establish the relationship between parental
involvement in their children’s’ education and academic performance be
conducted. It was also recommended that a study to identify other factors that
influence academic performance of pupils in nomadic areas be conducted. Finally
since this study was conducted in one administrative division, a similar study
should be conducted in other areas to test whether it yields same results.
Sponsorhip
University of NairobiDescription
Degree of masters of Education in Curriculum studies
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