The Impact Of Early Marriage And Its Perceived Negative Impact On Female Academic Performance
[IN LAU LGA METROPOLIS]

1.3 STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS 

This study is specifically concerned with many and varied problems of the handicapped in Benin City, the handicaps here are referred to females whom are giving out to marriage at a very early age, this considering how this is affecting their education. 

1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

 The main objective of the study is to examine the effect of early marriage on female academic performance of LAU. The specify objectives include the following: i) To ascertain the cause of early marriage in south west Nigeria. ii) To determine whether early marriage affect girl child academic performance. iii) To find out the challenges of early marriage of girl child in Nigeria. iv) To make useful recommendations based on research findings.

1.5 RESEARCH QUESTION

a. What is early marriage? 

b. What are the causes of early marriage? 

c. How does the early marriage affect female education? 

d. What is the government doing to stop early marriage? 

e. What is the general attitude towards early marriage? 

f. In what area can we find higher rate of early marriage? 

g. What percentage of females get a second chance for education alter early marriage and otherwise. 

1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY 

It is expected that findings from this study will help in the following areas: 

1. Help to identify what early marriage is all about. 

2. Enumerate the causes of early marriage 

3. Identify the effect of early marriage on the academic performance on girl child. 

4. Identify government aid towards the stopping of early marriage in Nigeria. 

5. To know the general attitude of the public towards early marriage. 

6. Should be able to tell if early marriage is higher in the rural areas or in the urban area. 

7. Identify the percentage of those that get a second chance for education after early marriage and the percentage of those that do not get second chance for education after early marriage. 

1.7 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

As we all know that no human effort to achieve a set of goals goes without difficulties, certain constraints were encountered in the course of carrying out this project and they are as follows:-

i. Difficulty in information collection: I found it too difficult in laying hands of useful information regarding this work and this course me to visit different libraries and internet for solution.

ii. Financial Constraint: Insufficient fund tends to impede the efficiency of the researcher in sourcing for the relevant materials, literature or information and in the process of data collection (internet, questionnaire and interview).

iii. Time Constraint: The researcher will simultaneously engage in this study with other academic work. This consequently will cut down on the time devoted for the research work

1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS 

Commensurate: In the right proportion, appropriate. 

Contemporary: Of the time or period being referred to. Belonging to the same time. 

Education: A process of training and instruction, especially of children and young people on schools, College, etc which is designed to given knowledge and develop skills. 

Legitimate: That can be defended 

Marriage: A formal, usually legally recognized, agreement between a man and a woman making them husband and wife, the state of being married. 

Masculine: having the qualities or appearance considered to be typical of or appropriate for men. 

Norms: A standard or pattern, especially of social behaviour, that is typical of a group. 

Perspective: A particular attitude towards a point of view. 

Populace: The general public, ordinary people 

Society: A system in which people live together in organized communities. A community of people living in a particular country or region and having shared customs, laws, organization. An organization of people form for a purpose. 

Tentative: Done or said without certainly that it is right, definite or final, not confident. 

UNESCO: This is an acronym for United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. 

UNICEF: This is an acronym for, United nations children fund.

1.9  RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS

The following hypotheses will be tested: 

1. There is no significant difference between early marriage and girl child education

2. There is no significant difference between early marriage and societal development. 

3. There is no relationship between early marriage and child bearing

1.10 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

In the course of carrying this study, numerous sources were used which most of them are by visiting libraries, consulting journal and news papers and online research which Google was the major source that was used. 

1.11   PROJECT ORGANISATION

The work is organized as follows: chapter one discuses the introductory part of the work,   chapter two presents the literature review of the study,  chapter three describes the methods applied, chapter four discusses the results of the work, chapter five summarizes the research outcomes and the recommendations.