The Influence of Struggles Faced by Ugandan Female Students In Secondary Education on Their Enrollment and Academic Performance

Authors

Jacquelyn Skinner, Brigham Young University
Dr. Julie Hite, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Ugandan female students, secondary education, enrollment, academic performance, women's education

College

David O. McKay School of Education

Department

Educational Leadership and Foundations

Abstract

Education is a major instrument in establishing self-sustaining growth and reducing poverty throughout the world. Specifically, educating females reaps additional benefits including increased family incomes, later marriages, reduced fertility rates, reduced infant and maternal mortality rates, better nourished families and greater opportunities for women in the workforce. These returns to investment for women are imperative to society and are vital in improving developing countries such as Uganda, Africa.

Recommended Citation

Skinner, Jacquelyn and Hite, Dr. Julie (2013) "The Influence of Struggles Faced by Ugandan Female Students In Secondary Education on Their Enrollment and Academic Performance," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 50.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/50