FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DECLINE OF MALE ENROLMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN AWKA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ANAMBRA STATE
Keywords:
Male Enrolment, Secondary school,Abstract
The study investigated the factors responsible for the decline of male enrolment in secondary school in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Two research questions guided the study and the descriptive survey research design was adopted. The simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 120 respondents (60 teachers and 60 parents) from the population of 641 teachers and 5,435 parents of the 18 secondary schools in Awka South. A 25-itemed questionnaire designed for the study was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using mean. Findings revealed among others that parental background, the quest for money on the part of the child and inability of the student to cope with school subjects leading to school dropout are factors responsible for the decline of male enrolment in secondary school. Based on this finding of the study, it was recommended among others that parents must be conscious of the importance of educating their male children in view of future benefits.References
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