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ATTITUDES OF MUSLIM PARENTS TOWARDS GIRL-CHILD EDUCATION AMONG CONTEMPORARY MUSLIMS IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED NORTH-WESTERN STATESAliyu Muhammad Birnin Kebbi,Abubakar Boyi SifawaABSTRACT
This paper intended to find out the attitudes of Muslim parents towards girl-child education among contemporary Muslims in Nigeria with particular reference to some selected states in north western part of Nigeria. In doing so, the researchers employed a descriptive survey method with a total population of 25,591,471 Muslim parents across Katsina, Kano, Jigawa and Kaduna states. Furthermore, a sample of 400 Muslim parents was used through a purposive sampling technique which is considered enough to serve the need of the researchers to collect the data concerning this study. A validated questionnaire titled ‘Muslim Parents Attitudes towards Girl-child Education’ (MPAGE) with 0.62 reliability index was used to collect the data. Four research questions were raised and answered using descriptive statistics. The results indicated that Muslim parents nowadays have positive attitudes towards girl-child education, particularly in states above. Meaning, they have a better perception of it, enroll their daughters, support them, and they have the passion for girl-child education. However, equal attention is given to both boy-child and girl-child education. It is therefore concluded that the support given to girl-child education by different agencies both governmental and non-governmental starts yielding the fruits. Based on the findings of the study, the researchers recommended that, there is need for the government and traditional rulers as well as religious leaders to appreciate the efforts of the parents, through School Based Management Committees (SBMCs), Parents Teachers Associations (PTA) and in the Mosques and urge them to maintain the tempo by continue to support girl-child education.
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