The impact of gender on orphans’ self-esteem and academic performance among secondary school students in Kirinyaga and Nyeri Counties of Kenya
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Date
2014
Authors
Wanjiru, M.
Gathogo, J.
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Publisher
International Research Journals
Abstract
Gender as constructed by culture in our African context, has the potential of influencing the level of
self- esteem of a child, and particularly a girl-child or a school girl for that matter. In turn, this will
(negatively) affect the way she performs in school work. In view of this, the study sets out to assess the
relationship between the gender of orphans and self-esteem among secondary school students in
Kirinyaga and Nyeri Counties, Kenya, as a build-up to the above hypothesis. In this research, the total
number of students was 58,492.Out of this 426 were sampled. This study was theoretically guided by
Rogers’ self theory. In turn, Rogers (1902-1987), in his contribution to psychology, contended that every
person can achieve his or her goals, wishes and desires in life if self actualization took place. The study
adopted a survey, which utilized casual comparative research design. The data was collected using
questionnaire. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The major finding in this
study was that Self-esteem was found to be influenced by gender of orphans and the self-esteem in
turn influenced the aspiration of education level as well as jobs. The study recommends that the
socialization by the society should not be gender discriminative that is all children should be treated
the same way
Description
DOI: http:/dx.doi.org/10.14303/irjass.2014.055
Keywords
Education, Gender, Kenya, Orphaned, Self-esteem
Citation
International Research Journal of Arts and social Science Vol. 3(4) pp. 98-103, November, 2014