Abstract
The study assessed the level of awareness and knowledge of parents and children in the Child Rights Act and determined the level of implementation of Child Rights. The study adopted a survey research design. The population consisted of parents from the major three ethnic groups (Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba) in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. The multi-stage sampling procedure was employed for the study. The sample size consisted of 120 parents and 120 children. Two self-designed instruments were administered on the participants. Three research questions were answered and two hypotheses tested. The data obtained were analyzed using frequency count, percentage, and One- Way ANOVA. The results revealed that (51.7%) of parents and (53.3%) of children were aware of the Child Rights Act. It further revealed that 76.7% of parents had a high level of knowledge of Child Rights. It also revealed the level of implementation of some specific rights by the parents. Also, the results revealed that there was a significant difference between the level of awareness and knowledge of parents based on their various tribes at 0.05 significant level(p<0.5). The findings provided information on aspects of child rights that parents need to pay more attention to so as not to deny the children of the rights.
Highlights
The child is the bedrock and sustaining pillar of any society, if there would be continuity of human society at all, children are the greatest assurance for it
There is no significant difference between the parental levels of awareness and knowledge on some children rights in accordance with the Child Rights Act based on ethnicity
Hoı: There is no significant difference based on ethnicity between the parental level of awareness and knowledge on some children rights in accordance with the Child Rights Act
Summary
The child is the bedrock and sustaining pillar of any society, if there would be continuity of human society at all, children are the greatest assurance for it. It is needful to examine this aspect just as Covell and Rowe (1999) have pointed out that people, especially parents should be well-informed about the rights of the children, not basically for legal reasons but to increase people’ positive attitude to these rights This implies that adequate knowledge and awareness of something (in the case, the rights that are accorded to the children) is likely to produce a positive attitude towards the issue. This study strives to examine the issue of the level of awareness and knowledge about the Child’s Rights Act in Nigeria from the perspectives of both the children and their parents, especially in Oyo State, and it is not certain whether the state of residence would influence the other ethnic groups (Igbo and Hausa) residing in that State. What is the level of implementation of some specific Child Rights by the parents?
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: ANNUAL JOURNAL OF TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF VARNA, BULGARIA
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
