Beyond the school: Gender of household head and children’s educational performance in Lagos state

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dc.contributor.authorBammeke, F.O.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-31T11:03:22Z
dc.date.available2019-08-31T11:03:22Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThe lives of children are intricately tied to the ability of the household head to provide for them. The quality of life in a household may also be tied to whether or not the household head is a man or woman. This study seeks to ascertain the veracity of the assumption that children in female-headed households tend to have poorer educational performance than children in male-headed households. To achieve this objective, tests were administered on children selected from public schools in Mainland and Badagry local government areas of Lagos State who were also followed up to their households. The study found no significant statistical difference in the mean scores of children in both households. It however found that certain support factors influenced children’s educational performance. These were parents’ education, children’s access to books and regularity at school. Others were adults’ supervision of children’s school work, parents’ ability to pay fees and time available for children to do homework. The study underscores the importance of mothers’ education and suggests state support for children in households where support factors are lacking.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBammeke, F. (2008). Beyond the school: Gender of household head and children’s educational performance in Lagos state. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 3(1), 169-186.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.18848/1833-1882%2Fcgp%2Fv03i01%2F52490
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/4953
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherCommon Ground Research Networksen_US
dc.subjectSchoolen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.titleBeyond the school: Gender of household head and children’s educational performance in Lagos stateen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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