LIFE SKILLS TRAINING AND RETROGRESSIVE CULTURAL PRACTICES AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN MARIE ADELAIDE RESCUE CENTER, EWUASSO OONKIDONG WARD, KAJIADO COUNTY, KENYA
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2024-08
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THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN AFRICA
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Retrogressive cultural practises are still existing in some cultures despite advancement in science and technology. Life skills training has been introduced in education system to complement education to help children attain wholistic development. However, although this achievement has been noted in education system adolescent girls are still subjected to retrogressive cultural practices. Thus, the purpose of this research was to examine the relationship between life skills training and retrogressive cultural practices among the adolescent girls in Marie Adelaide Rescue Centre, Ewuasso Oonkiidong Ward, Kajiado County. The study was guided by four objectives namely: To determine the prevalence rate of life skills training among adolescent girls in Marie Adelaide Rescue Centre, Ewuasso Oonkiidong, Ward, Kajiado County; To identify retrogressive cultural practices among adolescent girls in Marie Adelaide Rescue Centre, in Ewuasso Oonkiidong, Ward, Kajiado, To assess influence of life skills training on retrogressive cultural practices in Marie Adelaide Rescue Centre, Ewuasso Oonkiidong Ward, Kajiado county; To explore possible ways that are likely to curb retrogressive cultural practices among adolescent girls in Marie Adelaide Rescue Centre, Ewuasso Oonkiidong, Ward, Kajiado County. The study applied Social Cognitive Theory by Bandura and Rational Emotive Behavioural theory by Ellis Beck. The study employed mixed method approach using concurrent embedded research design. The study population was the adolescent girls from Ewuasso Oonkiidong with entire population of 125 adolescent girls and 10 key informants thus, the participants of this study was 135 respondents. Census method was used for adolescent girls and purposive sampling technique was used to select the key informants of the study. The study employed questionnaires to collect quantitative data and interview guide for qualitative. The instruments of data collection were piloted to test the reliability and validity of the instruments, 10 questionnaires was distributed among adolescent girls in the neighboring sub county of Mosiro. The researcher used soft ware spss version 26 to record quantitative data and correlation coefficiency for analysis and thematic analysis for qualitative data. The study found out that lifeskills training and
retrogressive cultural practice have a negative correlation and not significantly related. The life skills that are highly embraced are self awareness, assertiveness while negotiation skills are less appreciated due to cultural beliefs which deny women/girls freedom of expression. Retrogressive cultural practices such as Female Genital Mutilation and early forced marriages are found to be in existence and they escalate teenage pregnancy in Ewuasso Oonkiidong Ward, Kajiado county. The study recommends that the local government should continue with the fight against retrogressive cultural practices, schools should provide platform into different cultural practices and offer lifeskills to the adolescents to help them in transformation process. Imparting lifeskills training in school setting , community involvement will help in fight against retrogressive cultural practices and enable adolescents achieve attitudinal and behavioral changes. Again, creating awareness to education police makers the importance of integrating life skills training in education sector and encouraging the local government to continue on the fight against retrogressive cultural practice. These have been identified by this study as the strategies that can help in reducing retrogressive cultural practices.
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Life skills training, Retrogressive cultural practices, Adolescent girls, Social empowerment, Rescue and rehabilitation centres