| Abstract: | This thesis investigates the rural female successful completion of lower secondary
school education in Dendi Woreda of Oromia Region as well as challenges and
prospects that these students are facing. Methodologically, both primary sources such
as interviews, observations and secondary sources like books, articles in journals,
magazines, and newspapers were employed to collect data.Primary data were collected
from 68 students and 32 teachers selected from two schools. With regard to the analysis
of the research, it adopts both analytical and descriptive approaches. The study reveals
that there are a number of challenges that female students face in secondary school
education. The study endeavored to identify school teacher’s contribution, male
students influence, family member’s support and socio- economic impacts to rural
female students in lower secondary school in Dendi Woreda. The supply and demand
side of female education is also discussed.
There are the demand- side factors such as household and community factors, high
opportunity cost of schooling, low private economic return and low demand for female
education. On the supply- side, factors include school level factors, political and
institutional factor. The researcher finally suggested the following feasible
recommendations which could be implemented by the Education Bureau in Oromia
Region and different stakeholders on female education. The Bureau shall organize
awareness creation campaigns among the community so that the importance of girls
education can be shared among the community.
The school community including teachers, students and education leaders shall be given
basic trainings about gender inclusive education. Female teachers can better understand
interest of girls at school and will be considered as role model for girls. Hence,
attention must be given to female teachers. |
