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Effects of Parental Neglect on the Educational Development of the Girl Child in the Effutu Municipality in the Central Region of Ghana

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  • Vivian Adomah

    (Don- Bosco Catholic ‘B’ Junior High School, Winneba, Ghana)

  • Faustina Akosua Agyeiwaa Kwofie

    (University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana)

  • Florence Antwiwaah Aboh

    (University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana)

Abstract

Parental Neglect (PN) refers to a situation where a parent or care giver of a child refuses or is unable to provide for the needs of the child. PN is one of the major problems that contribute to the falling standards of education in most coastal towns in Ghana of which Winneba (Effutu Municipality) is no exception. Though a lot of research has been done about child abuse, child neglect and sexual abuse, there have not been enough studies on how parental neglect affects the educational development of the girl child. The main objective of this study was to analyse the effects of parental neglect on the educational development of the girl child in the Effutu municipality. Data used for the study were primary and secondary where the questionnaire was administered to 230 respondents. The study employed simple random and convenience sampling techniques. Data collected were screened, edited, coded, entered and cleared into SPSS version 20 to find frequencies, percentages, cross-tabulations, and summarising to draw inferences. The data analysis framework allotted to this study was correlational and the data analysis technique used was regression with the research design being descriptive statistics. It established that low knowledge levels of parents on girls’ education, poverty, single parenting and divorce have led to parental irresponsibility. The study concluded that PN include but is not limited to inadequate or no provision for basic needs which affect the educational development of the girl child. The study revealed that most parents in the municipality are not aware of how their negligence is negatively affecting their girl’s educational development. Therefore, the study recommends the establishment of counselling centres to create awareness through public education in communities in the municipality on the effects of parental neglect on the girl child’s educational attainment.

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  • Vivian Adomah & Faustina Akosua Agyeiwaa Kwofie & Florence Antwiwaah Aboh, 2023. "Effects of Parental Neglect on the Educational Development of the Girl Child in the Effutu Municipality in the Central Region of Ghana," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(12), pages 1557-1567, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:7:y:2023:i:12:p:1557-1567
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