Influence of Girl Child Education on Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among Secondary School Students in Anambra State

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to determine the determine the influence of girl child education on achievement of sustainable development goals among secondary school students in Awka South LGA based on location. Four research questions guided the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The sample size for this study comprised 416 students from public secondary schools in the study area. Non-proportionate stratified random sampling procedure was used to draw four schools from each of the nine villages in the zone. This is to accommodate town with few schools. The instrument for data collection was a developed questionnaire on effect of girl-child education (EGCE). The face and content validity of the instruments was determined by three experts from the Faculty of Education. The reliability of the instrument was ascertained with Cronbach Alpha statistics and it determined the internal consistency of the instruments and an overall reliability coefficient of 0.776. Data was collected through direct delivery approach to the respondents with the help of some research assistants who were be briefed and guided on the modalities for the administration and collection of the questionnaire. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation. The result female secondary school students in urban areas agreed to the influence of girl child education on healthy lives and promoting well-being for all girls among secondary school students, while female secondary school students in rural areas rated undecided/neutral on the influence of girl child education on healthy lives and promoting well-being for all girls among secondary school students in Awka South LGA. Conclusions were made and it was recommended among others that In order to achieve SDGs goals among secondary school students, gender balanced curriculum and education policies should be established by the Federal Ministry of Education. Hence, such curriculum must consider the interest of the girl-child so that she is motivated to learn.