THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF SCHOOLGIRLS FROM DIVORCED MOTHERS: THE CASE OF DEBRE WORK TOWN, AT ENARJ   ENAWGA WOREDA, IN AMHARA REGIONAL STATE

DEGU, KEFYALEW

dc.contributor.author	DEGU, KEFYALEW
dc.date.accessioned	2021-07-11T11:27:29Z
dc.date.available	2021-07-11T11:27:29Z
dc.date.issued	2021-07-11
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/12193
dc.description.abstract	Divorce is a legal process by which legally or situational coupled spouses legally dissolve their marriage, in which spouses are required to bear a bit with to think and rethink over the initiation of the divorce process. As divorce carries a lot of psychological, social, and economic effects to all members of the family, concerns are still growing in the increasing marital instability for divorced men and women, as well as of children with divorced mothers. Therefore, this study was conducted to explore the lived experiences of schoolgirls from divorced mothers: The Case of Debre Work Town, Enarj Enawga Woreda. The study employed a qualitative approach and phenomenology research design. The data were gathered from purposively selected interviewees. Hence, twelve in-depth interviewees have participated in the study. The data were analyzed using thematic data analysis techniques. The findings of the study revealed that schoolgirls from divorced parents faced various challenges such as social, economic, psychological, and some girls also faced sexual harassment due to their mothers' work condition. As a result, these challenges hampered their education and future aspiration. Moreover, these challenges influenced their way of life. On the other hand, the study found that there were no opportunities for them to overcome permanently the challenges they faced. To cope with their challenges, they tried to employ different mechanisms. These include adapting and self-control bad sayings from the society and their peers, to confront lack of income helping their divorced mother household works in the home by selling tea and drinking alcohol and outside the home daily labor works. This is solving their school supplements and their basic needs to some extent. Because they are schoolgirls, they cope with their psychological problems, by doing different activities related to their education and playing games, watching moves with their closest friends in the school or in the neighborhood. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that schoolgirls from divorced parents faced various challenges as mentioned above. Generally, the findings indicated that this has implications for the woreda government and non-government organizations, the woreda educational office and schools, the woreda women, children, and youth office, and other concerning bodies; thus, they need to work together to address the challenges of girls and their divorced mothers.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Gender and Development Studies	en_US
dc.title	THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF SCHOOLGIRLS FROM DIVORCED MOTHERS: THE CASE OF DEBRE WORK TOWN, AT ENARJ ENAWGA WOREDA, IN AMHARA REGIONAL STATE	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US