Perceived influence of household chores and hawking on female students' participation in after-school assignments in Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun State

Abstract

The study investigated the perceived influence of Household Chores and Hawking on Female Students' Participation in After-School Assignments. The study adopted the descriptive survey type of research design.  The population consisted female school students in secondary schools in Odo- Otin Local Government Area of Osun State. All female secondary school students were purposively sampled while 200 respondents for the study were conveniently selected from ten purposivelyselected schools in Odo- Otin Local Government Area of Osun State. A self-developed data collection instrument titled “Students' Perception on Influence of Hawking and Household Chores on Female Students' After-School Assignment Questionnaire (SPHFSAQ)” was used in obtaining data from the female students. Face and content validity of the instruments were established by experts in test and measurements. The reliability of the instrument was established through paralleltest method and a reliability coefficient of 0.86 was established using Cronbach alpha. The descriptive and inferential statistical analysis tools were used for the study using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Data collected were analyzed using both descriptive statistics of frequency counts, percentages and inferential statistics of ANOVA and t-test. The findings of the study indicated that hawking and housework as having negative effects on female students after school assignment participation. The impression of female students on house chores involvement had a negative impact on after school assignment was strong. Thus, it was recommended that female students' engagement in house chores should be reduced to minimize its effect on after school assignment; parents should be orientated by the school on effects of house chores and street hawking on after school assignment, especially for female students among others.