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Mogute, Mary (International Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences, October 3, 2018)[more][less]
Abstract: Children are a blessing from God and a source of new life and hope for continuity in thecommunity as documented by Mbiti (1969) that “children are buds of society, and every birthis the arrival of ‘spring’ when life shoots outand the community thrives.” This implies children are a blessing to behold by parents aswell as the larger community. Their arrivalbrings joy, jubilations and celebrations(Kiarie, 2016) as they are ushered in to be partand parcel of the larger community. However,children come with enormous responsibilitiesand demands to holistically nurture their physical, psychological, social and spiritual dimensions of growth (Genz & Kjsebo, 2010). While all these dimensions are critical, this paper focuses on the nurturing of children’s spiritual development by their Christian mothers. This is imperative since children are spiritual beings (Miller, 2015) andthey require spiritual nurture to become responsible Christians, prepared to live up to Christian standards and faith as they grow. Jesus takes children seriously, they have a special place in his kingdom (Stonehouse, 2006),hence, the need for spiritual nurture and development. It is with this understanding that the paper sought toexplore the place of Christian mothers in enriching spiritual growth of their children in a world least concernedabout spiritual development. The objectives of this study were to; investigate the role of Christian mothers in cultivating Christian values in their children’s lives, examine the approaches Christian mothers use in enhancing spiritual development of their children and proffer strategies that Christian mothers could utilize to promote spiritual development of their children. This study was informed by James Fowler’s theory of faith development (1081). The study adopted desk top research methodology. The findings of this study revealed that while theresponsibility to nurture the spiritual development of children is a corporate responsibility in the Christian faith,it is highly influenced by mothers URI: http://repository.daystar.ac.ke/xmlui/handle/123456789/2980 Files in this item: 1
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Mogute, Mary (Interdisciplinary Journal on the African Child, 2019)
[more][less]Abstract: This study sought to establish respondents’ perceptions on female children’s rights to access, control, inherit and own property and their implications on children’s justice in Kisii County-Kenya. The constitution of Kenya (2010) equally provides for male and female children’s rights to property inheritance which automatically culminates in legitimate ownership. This is in tandem with international and regional instruments and treaties that require male and female children to be treated equally in all spheres of life. However, in practice this has been a mirage as cultural and customary beliefs and practices override existing legal provisions that equally cushion male and female children. This realization informed this study whose objectives were to identify respondents’ perceptions on female children’s rights to access, control, inherit and own family properties and proffer strategies that could be adopted to mitigate the vulnerability of female children’s rights to property inheritance and ownership. Cross-sectional descriptive survey was used in the study with a population and target population of 1,152,282 and 292,837 people respectively. A sample of 408 respondents and 30 key informants were selected using purposive and stratified random sampling procedures. Semi-structured interview schedules and in-depth interview guides were used to collect data. Generated data was quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed and the findings were that both male and female children were allowed considerable access to family property. However, as far as control, inheritance and ownership of property were concerned, male children were favoured over females. Secondly, as power and authority associated with property rights and status increased, the rights of female children to exercise and benefit from these powers and authority have diminished. The study recommends awareness creation of constitutional and other legal frameworks that promote female children’s property rights, their effective implementation and severe penalties for those who violate these provisions aimed at promoting children’s justice. URI: http://repository.daystar.ac.ke/xmlui/handle/123456789/3010 Files in this item: 1
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