Parent- Related Determinants And Their Effects On Girls Retention In Public Secondary Schools: Kilifi County, Kenya

ABSTRACT Education is an important life process that plays a vital role in forming the foundation for girls’. Female education especially in secondary level has been realized as a critical pathway in promoting social, political and economic benefits for the developing countries. In spite of the government’s progress in narrowing the gender gap in education at secondary level, girls’ low retention in secondary school remains unresolved in some parts of the country. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the parentrelated determinants and their effects in girls retention in pub…