An Assessment into Parental Factors that Motivate Female Students to Complete Formal Education

Abstract

Qualitatively the study adopted a case study research design to examine the parental factors that motivate female students to complete formal education in Tolon District. The population for this study comprised of all females in the Tolon District who have successfully completed formal education. A purposive sampling technique was used to select ten (10) females who have successfully completed formal education and are now working in the Tolon District. The main instrument used for data collection was interview. Data were analysed by the use of the Interpretive Method based on the themes arrived at during the data collection. The themes were related to the research question and interpreted on the number of issues raised by respondents. The study revealed that, financial support of parents was vital to enrolment, sustenance and ultimate completion of the education of females. The study also indicated that parents give support in the form of guidance and counseling as well as moral support through encouragement of the Girl-Child played a key role to their successful education. It is recommended that, parents still need more advocacies on the importance of educating the girl child in order to enhance their interest in sending or motivating the girl child in school. It is also recommended that parents should discouraged early marriages to help girls to fully complete their formal education.

Parental Support for Rural Female Students’ Progression in Advanced Level Sciences in one Province of Zimbabwe

“…The results showed that though rural female students were ambitious to progress in Advanced Level sciences, they are finding it problematic to break glass ceiling due to limited influence from their parents. This concurs with Kwaw et al (2022) who postulated that in rural areas, there is a viewpoint that female students were a liability, and are only meant to carry out household chores. This discourages parents who grew up in a patriarchal society to support rural female students' progression in Advanced Level sciences.…”