Impact of Street Hawking on Girl Child Academic Performance in Government Day Juniour Secondary Schools in Yobe State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study was conducted to investigate the relationship between street hawking and academic achievement of the girl child education in government junior day secondary schools of Yobe State, Nigeria in line with Universal Basic Education (UBE) programmed .Three Hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Girl Child Academic Performance Questionnaire (GCAPQ) questionnaire was developed for the study. Cluster sampling techniques used in selecting 250 girls child, the hypotheses were tested using Pearson correlation coefficient statistic. The finding of the study reveal that street hawking affect educational development of the girl child while socio economic statute of parents contributes to girl child street hawking  and societal norms does not promote street hawking .It was recommended that government should provide  free education and  scholarship to aid the economic disadvantage girl child.

Index Terms-Impact of Street Hawking on Academic Performance of the Girl Child in Yobe State, Nigeria