A search on whether education is a priority in the life spheres among the marginalized community in Dodoma municipality: A link to their wellbeing
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2013
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Taylor & Francis
Abstract
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.
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Abstract. Full text article available at https://tinyurl.com/3x2pyvxv
Keywords
Education, Marginalized Community, Dodoma Municipality, education career
Citation
Mwenda, N., & Mwenda, M. I. (2013). A search on whether education is a priority in the life spheres among the marginalized community in Dodoma municipality: A link to their wellbeing. European Social Sciences Research Journal, 1(2), 158-168.