Improving the Quality of the Girl-Child Education in Nigeria

Autor/inn/en	Arowoshegbe, Amos O.; Anthony, Enoma
Titel	Improving the Quality of the Girl-Child Education in Nigeria
Quelle	In: Educational Research Quarterly, 34 (2011) 4, S.16-26 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0196-5042
Schlagwörter	Social Problems; Females; Self Esteem; Educational Improvement; Foreign Countries; Economic Factors; Cultural Influences; Womens Education; Mass Media; Marriage; College Faculty; Social Sciences; Poverty; Parent Attitudes; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social problem; Soziales Problem; Weibliches Geschlecht; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Ausland; Ökonomischer Faktor; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Massenmedien; Ehe; Fakultät; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Armut; Elternverhalten
Abstract	The National population commission of Nigeria estimated the population of Nigeria to be 121 million in the year 2001. Out of this population, women constitute 50 percent. Inspite of this massive size, the Annual Abstract of Statistics reveals that 9.6 million female pupils were registered for the primary school as against 11.9 million male pupils in the year 2004. In 2005 there were 9.9 million female as against 12.1 million males. At the post primary school level, there were 2. 7 million female as against 3.4 million male students in the year 2005. The impact of this discrepancy has left women Vulnerable to poverty, low-self esteem, early marriage and other social problems. It was based on these problems that this paper examined those factors militating against women education in Nigeria and suggested solution on how to solve them. In order to examine this problem, opinion survey involving 420 respondents sample from six departments of the faculty of social science Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma were conducted. The study revealed that parental attitude, Economic factors, social cultural factor among others are factors militating against the education of the girl-child in Nigeria. The paper therefore, recommended that mass media, traditional rulers and women-based institutions "under" the ministry of women affairs should map out programmes that will support the girl-child education in Nigeria. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Behavioral Research Press. Grambling State University, Math Department, P.O. Box 1191, Grambling, LA 71245. Tel: 318-274-2425; Web site: http://www.gram.edu/education/erq/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10