CORRELATE OF POVERTY AND CULTURE ON GIRL-CHILD OUT OF SCHOOLS IN BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

Determining the relationship between poverty and girl-child out of school in Bauchi State were among the objectives of this study. Correlational survey design was used. The population of the study was made up of 79,322 girls out of school in the state. A sample of 384 participants was purposefully selected using the table for determining sample size by Research Advisors. Two self-designed instruments; Poverty as Correlate Girl-child out of School Inventory (PCGSI) and Culture as Correlate Girl-child out of School Inventory (CCGSI) were used in testing the two hypotheses. A co-efficient of 0.82 and 0.87 respectively were established for the stability of the items. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson product moment correlation coefficient. Hypotheses were formulated and tested at α=0.01 level of significance. Findings from the study showed that: there is a high positive significant relationship between poverty and girl-child out of school in Bauchi State. However, the need for government to introduce, strengthen and maintain a school feeding programme, subsidized school uniform and address poverty among the populace were among the recommendations made from this study