EDUCATING THE GIRL CHILD IN A POLYGAMOUS FAMILY IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to attempt to find the role polygamous play in the performance of a child especially the girl child. This question has raised other questions for varying reasons. And scholars in education and psychology have attempted to proffer a solution in this regard which would lead to good performance of the child educationally. To help solve this question some statement were drawn up such as: (1) in a polygamous home educa5ion of the girl child is not often given top priority. (2) Having many children in a polygamous home affects the educational prospect of the girl child. (3) in polygamous homes parental motivation and supervision are lacking the methodology of this study shows statistics comprehension of the research based on the data collected. Data collected were analyzed with the instrument of a percentage. The last chapter is a summary of the work conclusion and recommendations of the project. From the findings, some recommendations were made such as; (1) it is recommended that people should be practicing monogamy. Even if polygamous is to be practiced. It should be for the wealth group who has the needed recourse to career for the well-being of individual family. (2) on the part of the government, the public should be enlightened at regular intervals on how to live happily in a family. Government should also make people to be aware of the implication of polygamous system of marriage.Â
TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter One
Background of the study
Statement of the problem
Purpose of the study
Significance of the study
Scope of the study
Basic assumption
Chapter Two
Literature review
Chapter Three
Methodology
Research Method
Population of the study
Sample/Sampling techniques
Research Instrument
Method of administration
Method of data analysis
Chapter Four
Data analysis
Discussion of the findings
Chapter Five
Summary, Recommendations and Conclusion
Summary
Recommendations
Conclusions
References
