History of girl child education in Buganda kingdom 1925-1997

Abstract

This dissertation is about the history and development of girl child education in Buganda from 1925-1997. lt is mainly concerned with the development of girl child education from the coming of foreigners and the historical developments during the colonial period to the post colonial period to 1997 when the National Resistance Government introduced Universal Primary Education [UPE]. It mainly looks at the efforts towards improving the education of the girl child and challenges faced by the endeavour. Chapter one of this dissertation deals with the general background of the study including a brief history of Buganda kingdom. It gives the general background of the coming of Arabs and Europeans to Uganda and the development of formal education in Buganda. It further covers the statement of the problem, scope of the study, objectives and significance of the study. lt also contains hypothesis, literature review and research methodology. Chapter two covers the nature of indigenous education given to the girl child in Buganda. It concentrates on where the teaching and learning was conducted. It discusses the curriculum and content, teachers and methods of teaching during the informal stage of education. Chapter three discusses the coming of formal education. It deals with the coming of Arabs and the different missionary groups to Uganda. It further deals with their efforts to educate the girl child and the challenges they faced. Chapter four of this dissertation deals with further historical developments of education. It mainly deals with the steps taken by the colonial government to improve the education of girls in Buganda including the different commissions instituted to look into the education system within the period 1 926-196 L It further deals with the challenges faced in improving the education of the girl child. Chapter five discusses the historical development of girl child education during the post-colonial period and the challenges faced. Lastly, Chapter six concludes that the process of girl child education has been a concern of all governments in Uganda. The education of the girl has not been totally achieved mainly because of the cultural beliefs among the Baganda.