Studies on the Parental Attitude towards Female Child Education in Gashu'a Local Government Area Yobe State

The study was designed to investigate parental attitude toward female child education in Gashu"a local Government
area of yobe state. 50 questionnaires were distributed to the respondent across the study areas. The researchers
employed simple random sampling technique to select the sample for the research. The result shows majority of the
respondent agreed that the education of women is of paramount importance to the society as against the traditional
notion that girls should remain in the kitchen. The researchers recommended that Government should provide
incentives for girls in order to attract them into teaching profession. The ministry of education at all level of
Government should strengthen its policy that prohibits parents from withdrawing their children from schools for the
sake of marriage.