Social Factors Affecting Child Girl Education in Mogadishu, Somalia
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Learning is greatly influenced by our interactions with significant others and begins immediately at birth. Our first and most primary relationship is with our parents, especially our mothers, and then with our families. This continues up to formal learning in school. The main objective of this study will be to find out the social factors affecting girl child learning in Mogadishu- Somalia. The specific objectives will be to find out the effects of early marriages, early pregnancies, gender bias and positive interaction on girl child education in Somalia. This study will be guided by social learning theory, Hulls drive theory, post modern social theory and cultural modernity theory. Descriptive research design will be used for this study. The target population will be 120 employees of ministry of Education, school principals and students. The sample size will be 91 arrived at using Neyman sample formulae. Primary data will be collected using structured questionnaires. Data analysis will be done using SPSS version 21. Multiple linear regression, correlation and ANOVA will be generated. Data will be presented using tables.
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