THE ATTITUDE OF NON-EDUCATED PARENT TOWARDS THE EDUCATION OF PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN BAMA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BORNO STATE MAIDUGURI

ABSTRACT This mnaty bmwirigates to pnaljea the atfliinde of non-educared panent toward t edtcation of pre-primary achool children ir Brama Locad gowerment arva of Boma ntote Four objecthe waa set in the araudy to deserming the favel of attitude of parcyttt In Buma Local Gougrnment Area. to fine out the reason non-educased parents are Not Interasied to sending their children to school. to eraminad the reusons nor-edircated parent, prefer lillnaracy rather than educarion, to defermine the arrituds of non-educuted pareats loward gerder, and four rexearch question was rale to achicved the objecrives. What ts the laved af aritiade? And Whdt is the nta/or reaton?Those non-edscated parent In Bama LGA prefer Hlifaracy rather than edicatlon?And theory wed were According to Whlne (1982) suld that people Hving in ellte rusidential homes have parants who help with their academtles and thdr derelop positiva arriruda towards school wort. Parcnts tn rich cnvironmtant encourage thelr childran to break now grounds in acadunaie tark, affers pralses and rewand when necessary and this has positiva uffocts on the child's academie purformance Tho study wred descriptlvg survay nasearch design. The design population of the iudy Was 2,608 while the sample was (145 malaw ansd 84 famalen). The Intrument med for data collection werd structure hwarviau quesffons. The study msed mean,standard davfarion and percantage as a muethod of dara analysis the mafor finding of the study was. The findings rewualed that, It was revealed only I2.1796 of the respondents' resporse on the Jevel of parent atriticde toward educarion of pre-prinary school childTen in Bama LG.A, most of the parent that were non-edErcarion allowed thefr education thair children at hone instead of going to school, tha chlldren of now-edfucated drop out of school, or to used their children to saurce toma food, and other necessary family neads Basad on the finding the following racommendarion wera made. Govrnmcnt should provide community school wfere by children from local background can be enrolled in to education system, Children from local background should be given speclal needs and more attraction thas will anable them to their llving such as scholarship and good social amenities thar will boost their attention to foous on thair staad, Governmenit and NGOs should mak a provision for free aducation to those who have come from local backgroutd to achieve a good social life in the society, The parants in Bama LGA of Borro stata should empowered financially so that theycan ba able to assiss their children Further atudies should be carried out on pre-primary school childnant.