Abstract:
The present study aimed at Assessing on the Effect of Early Marriage on Girl Childhood Education
Taking Masai Young girls in Kilosa district as a case. The study will be guided by three research
questions namely to examine the causes of early marriage to Maasai young girls to examine the
effect of early marriage on education of Maasai young girls and suggest measures to end early
marriage to Maasai young girls at Kilosa district. The study will be guided by Human Capital Theory
by Gary Becker and Theodore Schuitz of 1960s. The argument of the theory is that education is
crucial given that it advances economic growth. Descriptive case study design and survey design
will be used. The population is 617,032. Qualitative approach will be used as a research approach.
Interview and focus group discussion will be used to collect data. Thematic analysis will be a tool
for data analysis. Generally, the data collected will be qualitative data. The study findings have
revealed that early marriages in the Maasai community are responsible for school dropout and
underperformance among young girls in schools in the Kilosa district. Moreover, the aforementioned
findings indicate that a significant number of adolescent females who are married at a young age
are deprived of the chance to pursue secondary school. It has been shown that numerous husbands
are hesitant to send their women to school due to their fear of losing control over them once they
achieve higher levels of knowledge.
