Educational Challenges and Diminishing Family Safety Net Faced by High-School Girls in a Slum Residence, Nairobi, Kenya

Autor/inn/en	Abuya, Benta A.; Onsomu, Elijah O.; Moore, Dakysha
Titel	Educational Challenges and Diminishing Family Safety Net Faced by High-School Girls in a Slum Residence, Nairobi, Kenya
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Development, 32 (2012) 1, S.81-91 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0738-0593
DOI	10.1016/j.ijedudev.2011.02.012
Schlagwörter	Sexual Harassment; Secondary Education; Daughters; Dropouts; Foreign Countries; Females; High School Students; Interviews; Adolescents; Teachers; Social Influences; Cultural Influences; Parent Child Relationship; Government Role; Social Justice; Womens Education; Kenya + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexuelle Belästigung; Sekundarbereich; Daughter; Tochter; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Ausland; Weibliches Geschlecht; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Sozialer Einfluss; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Kenia
Abstract	In 2010, there was a slight decrease in the number of out-of school adolescents from 75 million in 2009 (UNESCO, 2009) to 71 million in 2010, of which 55% are girls (UNESCO, 2010). In Kenya, only 17% of girls have secondary education (CBS, 2004). This paper analyzes the role of families in girls' secondary education in two schools within Nairobi province, Kenya. Data were obtained from interviews with adolescent girls attending Kamu and Lafama schools in Nairobi province, the dropouts, and a sample of teachers. Results show girls' lives and opportunities were socially constructed and this permeated into the families, influencing the way parents treated their daughters. This further provided a fertile ground for sexual harassment that plagued girls within their own families. The Kenyan Government needs to influence women and girls perceptions, through "increasing campaigns from the grassroots" on the importance of being committed to girls' education. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10