The Impact of Parental Level of Education on Scholarisation in the Mbororo Communities in the North West and West Regions of Cameroon

Ndimuh DN and Ngeh AT

Published on: 2022-07-19

Abstract

Scholarisation and national development are issues of crucial concern in the contemporary Cameroonian multicultural society. Given that education is a crucial sector in any nation as it is a major investment in human capital, it is necessary to include all groups particularly the Mbororos that have been historically neglected in participation in formal education. This study set out to examine how parental level of education influences scholarisation in the Mbororo Communities in the North West and West Regions of Cameroon. The study has three objectives: to investigate the extent to which parents with First School Leaving Certificate influence scholarisation in the Mbororo Communities in the two regions under study: to examine how Mbororo parents with O/L and A/L Certificates influence scholarisation in these regions; to find out how Mbororo parents with University Degrees influence scholarisation in the same regions. The study adopted the Social Capital Theory and the quantitative research approach design to analyze the questionnaires, and the startling revelations were that parental level of education influences scholarisation of the Mbororo Communities in the North West and West Regions of Cameroon. The study recommended that, there should be intensive sensitization on the importance of education in the Mbororo Communities so as to encourage the Mbororos to send their children to school. Secondly, the government should offer scholarships to Mbororo children who perform well in class and award those Mbororo parents who graduate a certain number of children to encourage their peers to send their own children to school.