PARENTAL PREDISPOSITION TO EDUCATION INFLUENCING FEMALE ENROLMENT IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY IN ANGLO-SAXON STATE UNIVERSITIES IN CAMEROON

Abstract

Parental predisposition to education extends beyond the engagement with schools to the home life, and the expectations of values for education that are communicated directly or indirectly to children. The objective of this study is to assess the influence of parental predispositions to education on female enrolment in Engineering and Technology programmes in the Anglo-Saxon state universities of Cameroon. The study used an explanatory sequential mixed method research design, and a multi-stage sampling technique was used to randomly select 276 respondents from the universities of Bamenda and Buea. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected using structured questionnaires and interview schedules with 10 parents whose children are admitted to engineering and technology programs in these English-speaking state universities. Content analysis was used to analyse the qualitative data. Descriptive statistics, point biserial and binary logit regression analysis were used to analyse the quantitative data and to test the hypothesis at p<.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that parental predisposition to education correlates significantly to students’ enrolment in engineering and technology. The null hypothesis was rejected and it was recommended that parents should engage prominently in children’s education through the provision of support both at home and in school.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0919/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>