Mothers' opinions about their daughters' education

Authors

  • Özgün Bener

Keywords:

Education, Girl-child education, Gender equality in education

Abstract

Girl children, in addition to the basic education levels of education receive enough space on the top step of the family and community as the importance to be aware there is an issue This study was planned and conducted for the purpose of determining the opinions of 1180 mothers who were different in age, educational and employment status about their daughters' education. Data were analyzed with frequency and percentage tables and Chi-square test. Almost all mothers of daughters (96.2%) is certainly the view of the need for education. More than half (59.1%) of the participants, thought that their daughters were not able to benefit equally from educational opportunities today.

Extended Abstract:

In our society in terms of current child and family training in the first degree is responsible for the child's personality and thus the formation of a cornerstone of defining and children all life will not be deleted on the left track the first gain socialization experience of mothers of children relating to the educating effect is important. By Unicef from 55 countries covering the investigation revealed that one of the clearest findings education of mothers to send their children to school are more likely education level of mothers and children provided education benefits from the increase is effective. Of educated girls as future mothers they send their children to school tend to be too much so that a generation is transferred to another trend with individual training needs of the people and a contribution to society as a whole will grow further.

This research; mother of the girls' opinions about education to identify, age group according to demographic variables such as education and working status of mothers subject to identify similarities and differences of opinion about research based on the data obtained as a result of his mother to do work on this issue may apply to researchers and make suggestions related to planned and was carried out.

The survey method was adopted in this research is a work of descriptive nature. The survey method was adopted in this research is a work of descriptive nature. The universe of the study of Ankara Province Yenimahalle Health Group Presidency where the family lived in the settlement area of the mother is. Families living in the region; upper, middle-upper, middle, lower-middle income relative to the level of the minimum wage and workers' families with the majority of civil servants. Research data collected  from the relevant literature by researchers as a result of a survey form was developed. Questions in the questionnaire to participants during the same words in the same direction and are the standard types of questions. This type of question is preferred because the same questions of all participants in the same way to understand, interpret and respond according to their own opinion. Researchers will be given by the participants to answer questions related to direct expression of the formal as Ordinal scale was used. Data was collected as a result of the mother with face-to-face negotiations. Analysis of data obtained from research in the end the frequency and percentage values as well as a test Nonparametrik chi-square statistical technique that is used.

According to the results of study, mothers of almost all (96.2%) of girls' education must necessarily be in the view. Age group, education level and working status are taken into consideration when the mother of the girl child's education must necessarily be of opinion that the rate was found to be high were not in this opinion.The findings relating to the state variables especially education the importance of education level have been revealed once again is important. Because the educational level of parents in this respect different ideas if the parents of the low level of education for the children how important education is to stand on and not comprehend the truth should not be ignored is emphasized. Most half of mothers (84.1%) girls and boys should not be differences of opinion on receive is education. Advanced age groups of children receive the right of girls and boys in education should not be a difference of opinion that the rate is reduced. Increase the level of boys with learning and education will be needed more with the view to reduce the proportion of mothers who are highly educated on this issue between the states that do not have opinions. More than half of mothers (59.1%) today as the girls enjoy equal educational opportunities are not opinions. All three variables in the case of the girl child equal opportunities in education today can not be of opinion that the rate of benefit is determined to be high. Education status of mothers as a result of analysis except on the subject of the other two variables were not effective. Mother of girls' education up to the level required for the distribution of opinions which 67.5% of girls can read up to read level,% 21.4 'nün universities, etc. to complete high school 7.8% of high school ın the view of learning required to complete. Nearly half of mothers (41.2%) for girls preferred the view that the teaching profession. Doctor (23.9%), nurses, midwives (11.5%), lawyers, judges (9.4%), civil servants (6.0%) preferred to be of opinion that the monitors.

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Author Biography

Özgün Bener

Hacettepe University Faculty of Economics & Administrative Sciences Department of Family & Consumer Sciences

Published

2009-07-02

How to Cite

Bener, Özgün. (2009). Mothers’ opinions about their daughters’ education. Journal of Human Sciences, 6(2), 44–59. Retrieved from https://www.j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/713

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Education