THE PARENTS ATTITUDE TOWARDS GIRL CHILD HIGHER EDUCATION IN KANO: A CASE STUDY OF FAGGE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OF KANO STATE --2020-2023

ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to examine the factors governing the parents attitude towards their female child having higher education in fagge local government area of kano state. Do parents accept positively for a girl child to proceed on higher education does their attending higher education bring relevant to the society through social development? The study utilized both secondary and primary source of data, in tabular and simple percentage were used in the presentation of the data generated through the use of the questionaire. Five (5) wards were involved in the study they were systematically selected to find out whether there is positive change in the parents attitude towards there female child about attending higher schools to obtained western education. The population used during the study involved parents of different stages of age and also females students to acquire their view concerning their parents view about their interests to proceed on their studies to a higher level. The tools used in the conduct of the research exercise are questionnaires and the interview method. Based on the information obtained during the research, some problems were identified as the parents have no interest to allow their female child to proceed to higher education that character of the girl child may be change to the westernization attitude. Secondly economic hardship, the school fees are very high to enroll the female child to school, therefore it is better to marry them out, e.t.c. The study recommended that the need for proper enlightenment to parents about the importance of a girl child to obtain higher level of education and to the development of the society at large.