Academic Achievement of Girls in Rural Schools in Kenya

Autor/in	Mungai, A. M.
Titel	Academic Achievement of Girls in Rural Schools in Kenya
Quelle	In: Africa Education Review, 9 (2012) 1, S.63-85 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1814-6627
DOI	10.1080/18146627.2012.683591
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Females; Rural Schools; Academic Achievement; Family Influence; Socioeconomic Status; Social Capital; Institutional Characteristics; Grade 7; Regression (Statistics); Study Habits; Parent Background; Educational Attainment; Fathers; Labor Market; Cultural Influences; Educational Environment; Hypothesis Testing; Student Records; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Kenya + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Weibliches Geschlecht; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Schulleistung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Sozialkapital; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Study behavior; Study behaviour; Studienverhalten; Elternhaus; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Schülerakte; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Kenia
Abstract	This study examined the effect of two family factors (financial, social capital) and school factors on students' achievement. One hundred eighty two, seventh-grade female students from nine schools in Muranga district, Kenya, were studied. The statistical procedures included logit regression, cross-tabulations, frequency counting and chi-square analyses. These procedures were used to look at the effects of variables on each other and their effects on students' study habits and achievement. The researcher found that each of the two family factors (financial and social capital), and the school factors had an independent and significant effect on student achievement and study habits. The results indicated that a student's academic achievement is positively influenced by the education level of both parents. The researcher also found that the father's education had more positive influence to the study habits of the females. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01