Improving Educational Attainment for Girls: A Case Study of One Rural Kenyan School

Autor/in	Hockett, Eloise
Titel	Improving Educational Attainment for Girls: A Case Study of One Rural Kenyan School
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 35 (2021) 1, S.41-54 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-8543
DOI	10.1080/02568543.2020.1773587
Schlagwörter	Educational Attainment; Females; Adolescents; Rural Schools; Barriers; Poverty; Elementary Schools; Equal Education; Teacher Attitudes; Student Improvement; Gender Bias; Sex Education; Mentors; Individual Needs; Family Role; Community Role; Cultural Context; Developing Nations; Foreign Countries; Attendance; Academic Achievement; Educational Facilities; Kenya + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Weibliches Geschlecht; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Armut; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrerverhalten; Geschlechterstereotyp; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Ausland; Anwesenheit; Schulleistung; Bildungsstätte; Kenia
Abstract	The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine one rural Kenyan community's attempts to improve the educational attainment for primary school girls in the region. Data were gathered through field notes; school artifacts; and interviews with teachers, community members, and grade eight girls. The asset-building theory of change (social, human, physical, and economic) was used to analyze the barriers to education, solutions to those barriers, and results from those solutions. Although some research studies of school improvements in Kenya exist, this research addresses a critical gap in understanding how even small improvements in a school can positively impact educational progress for girls in a rural community. While the improvements at this school are still ongoing, the initial results from this pilot study demonstrate the importance of addressing basic needs for girls that can further prepare them for a better future within their own cultural context. Three main findings emerged from the qualitative data: 1) addressing school infrastructure, 2) sanitary supplies with mentoring, and 3) family and community support for the school. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01