Antecedent of Family Conflict and Educational Challenges among Married Women in Kebbi State Tertiary Institutions, Nigeria: Implications for Sustainable Peace.
Abstract
The study examined family conflict and educational challenges encountered by married women in Kebbi State tertiary institutions. Frustration Aggression theory was adopted and cross sectional research design was employed. A mixed method of quantitative and qualitative was adopted. A population of one thousand six hundred and eighty nine (1689) married women students were derived from five (5) selected tertiary institutions in Kebbi State however, a sample of 197 respondents were drawn through simple random sampling technique for the quantitative findings while a total of 57 participants were drawn using purposive sampling procedure for the qualitative findings. The instruments used were structured questionnaire with close ended questions and FGD guide. All the instruments were validated by experts however, for reliability of the quantitative instrument, a test re-test method was used where a reliability index of 0.69 was realized while expert scrutiny from the perspective of both academic and field practice enhanced the reliability of the qualitative instrument. The quantitative data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science SPSS version 21, frequencies and percentages were used while content analysis was used to analyze the data collected from the FGD. Loaded academic work was confirmed as the major cause of conflict among married women in Kebbi state tertiary institutions and time constraint was the major challenge. The study recommended that married female students should adopt some coping strategies which include employing domestic house help, engaging in group studies or organizing special classes with course tutors to meet up both marital and academic demands, in addition, married female students should be tutored on time management strategies which can be incorporated in the school programme as a means to help this category of students manage efficiently the time available to them.
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