Addressing Gender Imbalance in Nigeria's Higher Education through Institutional Framework

Autor/in	Okeke, Emeka Paul
Titel	Addressing Gender Imbalance in Nigeria's Higher Education through Institutional Framework
Quelle	In: African Higher Education Review, 7 (2013) 1, S.88-98 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2141-1905
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Gender Differences; Gender Issues; Disproportionate Representation; Institutional Characteristics; Access to Education; Females; Womens Education; Student Participation; Graduation Rate; Intervention; Change Strategies; Educational Change; Affirmative Action; Motivation Techniques; Educational Policy; Transitional Programs; College Readiness; Enrollment Trends; Women Faculty; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Geschlechterfrage; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Weibliches Geschlecht; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Lösungsstrategie; Bildungsreform; Motivationsförderung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Frauenakademie; Weibliche Gelehrte
Abstract	This paper examined the gender imbalance among students in Nigeria's higher education and the possible ways to addressing them. The poor access of female gender to higher education in Nigeria has become a thing of great concern to all stakeholders such as School authorities, Government, International agencies and employers of labor. The paper therefore, looked at the Access, Participation and completion rate of female students in higher education as well as interventions to address the challenges. It is recommended that affirmative and motivating policies be put in place for the female students to be at parity with the male. It concluded by stating that equity interventions have not accompanied policies for expanding access to higher education for this vulnerable gender, thus, critical policies targeting participation of female students should be expanded. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01