Parents and Children’s Awareness and Knowledge of Child Rights Act and Its Application on Children in Nigeria

Authors

  • T. Oluwaseun Lawal Obafemi Awolowo University
  • Hannah Olubunmi Ajayi Obafemi Awolowo University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29114/ajtuv.vol4.iss1.127

Keywords:

Parental Awareness, Knowledge, Child Rights Act, Application, Children, Ethnic Groups

Abstract

The study assessed the level of awareness and knowledge of parents and children in the Child Rights Act and determined the level of implementation of Child Rights. The study adopted a survey research design. The population consisted of parents from the major three ethnic groups (Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba) in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. The multi-stage sampling procedure was employed for the study. The sample size consisted of 120 parents and 120 children. Two self-designed instruments were administered on the participants. Three research questions were answered and two hypotheses tested. The data obtained were analyzed using frequency count, percentage, and One- Way ANOVA. The results revealed that (51.7%) of parents and (53.3%) of children were aware of the Child Rights Act. It further revealed that 76.7% of parents had a high level of knowledge of Child Rights. It also revealed the level of implementation of some specific rights by the parents. Also, the results revealed that there was a significant difference between the level of awareness and knowledge of parents based on their various tribes at 0.05 significant level(p<0.5). The findings provided information on aspects of child rights that parents need to pay more attention to so as not to deny the children of the rights.

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Author Biography

T. Oluwaseun Lawal, Obafemi Awolowo University

Lawal Oluwaseun T. is currently a Ph. D student of Early Childhood Education at the Institute of Education.

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2020-06-10

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Lawal, T. O., & Ajayi, H. O. (2020). Parents and Children’s Awareness and Knowledge of Child Rights Act and Its Application on Children in Nigeria. ANNUAL JOURNAL OF TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF VARNA, BULGARIA, 4(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.29114/ajtuv.vol4.iss1.127

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2020): Annual Journal of Technical University of Varna

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

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