An Exploration of the Impact of Afan Oromo Proverbs on Females’ Education (with Particular Reference to Ginchi High School)

  • Alemayehu Bishaw
  • Genet Gelana

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to see the impact of some Afan Oromo proverbs on females’ education. The proverbs were first collected from native Afan Oromo speakers and evaluated by fourth year Afan Oromo speaking students of Faculty of Education, Bahir Dar University for test of validity. A total of 80 (60 female and 20 male) students of grades 9 and 10 were selected from Ginichi High School using simple random sampling technique. Incidental sampling techniques were employed to select old people in Ginichi town. Two data collection instruments, interview and questionnaire, were used. The interview was presented in Afan Oromo. The questionnaire was employed to check whether or not boys and girls know the available Afan Oromo proverbs and to assess their views of the impacts on females' education. A qualitative method of data analysis was employed. The results indicated that almost all the boys and girls a) know the listed sample of Afan Oromo proverbs; b) believe that such proverbs are the reflections of the negative attitudes of the society towards females in general and female education in particular; and c) believe that the proverbs have negative impacts on females’ education.

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Published
2008-06-01
Issue
Vol 28 No 1 (2008): The Ethiopian Journal of Education
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Articles