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    A search on whether education is a priority in the life spheres among the marginalized community in Dodoma municipality: A link to their wellbeing
    (Taylor & Francis, 2013) Mwenda, Noel; Mwenda, Michael I.
    This study investigated whether education is a priority in the life spheres among the marginalized in the selected wards in Dodoma Municipality. The study employed a case study design, where Makole and Tambukareli wards were selected. The study used descriptive and content analysis. The households of the marginalized people were purposefully selected. The study used Questionnaire with both open and closed questions among the marginalised who composed a sample of (N=100). Data were later coded down and were analysed by a computer programme SPSS version 16. Spearman's correlation was employed (p ≤0.01) is significance also Chi-square test was used where (p ≤0.05) is significance. The result indicates that, 41% of the marginalized community chose education career as a first priority in the life spheres, followed by 28% who chose agriculture as a priority as well as 26% of whom chose business career as a first choice. In the other hand Life career has been chosen last with 6 %. Those who chose education as a priority posits that education is the backbone; it is the light, as well as a tool to help us to be creative in life and particularly in agriculture. Majority of the marginalized community who composed of 16.0% defined education as a tool to remove ignorance, furthermore, 15.2% of them maintained that education is key and foundation of life, while 12.8% of the marginalized stated that education is how we live. The study implies that government and policy makers should be aware that the marginalized community understands that education is a priority among life spheres and it should be taken seriously that schools should be built with enough practical rooms, materials, well paid teachers, well formulated curriculum for sustainable livelihood outcomes.