Challenges facing female students in secondary schools in Tanzania: a case study of Morogoro urban
| dc.contributor.author | Shirima,Andrew Omari | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-09-08T06:35:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-09-08T06:35:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
| dc.description | Dissertation | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study investigated challenges that secondary school female students face in Tanzania particularly in Morogoro Urban. It specifically aimed at: (i) examining female students learning environment, (ii) assessing problems that female students face and (iii) examining coping strategies that are currently adopted to address female students’ challenges. Using cross-sectional research design the study was undertaken using checklists, structured and standardised questionnaires as well as personal observation. Using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social sciences version 11.5), descriptive statistics were obtained that is, frequencies and percentages in undertaken in four secondary schools in Morogoro urban that were randomly selected, namely: Kigurunyembe, Malati, Kihonda and Kayenzi secondary schools. The entire sample size of the population was 101 respondents whereby 16 students (8 females and 8 males) were randomly selected from each school and 8 teachers (4 females and 4 males) from all four schools. Key informants were the four heads of the schools and to various challenges were found, namely: long distances, insufficient learning materials, domestic chores that result to wastage of time, vulnerability to HIV/AIDS and pregnancies. Il was as well found that, abortions, sexual relations with teachers favours from passing cars and commute buses were some of coping strategies that sometimes problems in themselves. The study recommends that, gender-friendly learning environment be facilitated whereby all education stakeholders and the entire one Municipal education officer. Major problems facing female students that result so as to get favours as well as renting rooms closer to schools and seeking transport accordance with the objectives of the study. The study was are adopted to address problems that female students face, strategies that are iii community fulfil their responsibilities individually and collectively. It further recommends that, teachers’ working conditions be improved to make the profession other carreers. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/6961 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine University of Agriculture | |
| dc.subject | Female students | |
| dc.subject | Secondary schools | |
| dc.subject | Learning environment | |
| dc.subject | Coping strategies | |
| dc.title | Challenges facing female students in secondary schools in Tanzania: a case study of Morogoro urban | |
| dc.type | Thesis |