ABSTRACT
The study investigated
the The place of women in education for development in Nigeria using Zango
kataf LGA as its focus. A total of 1744 made up of 1318 women and 426
facilitators of the programme were involved in the study. Among the variables
investigated are whether the women were involved in the planning of their
education, the effect of community restriction and other factors on the low
participation of the women in education. It was observed that the women were
not properly involved in the planning
their education and the community restrictions in the form of marital
obligation, cultural taboos on movement of married women, poverty and a host of
other factors were constituting obstacles to participation in education by
women. It was discovered that this low participation affects the women and the
nation’s development in general.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
The discriminatory practice in education which
favored the male over the female was very unprogressive yet the government
could not do anything to either stop or reverse it (Kema,
2003). The colonial government laid a very bad
foundation for education generally and women’s education in particular. It is
on record that in Nigeria, the colonial government initially did not show any
interest in educational development at all. The early efforts were made by the
Christian missionaries who came to evangelize to the people.
In 1986, the federal ministry of education in
Nigeria created a special unit, women’s education unit. This showed that the
government was beginning to respond to the urgent need for the development of
women. This special right accorded to women in education suggests that apart
from women benefitting from general education, there will be a measure of
encouragement to them towards specialization in sciences, engineering, and
technology. Another area where the federal government of Nigeria intensified
effort to develop women’s education was in the establishment of mass literacy
commission. The effort of government has been complimented by the
non-governmental organizations, who in several ways, especially through the
offer of scholarships, and grants to secondary and higher institution female
students have greatly promoted women’s education.
Women empowerment is dated back to 1970’s and the
beginning of the international women movement. Many women organizations
worldwide set up credit and saving components as a way of both enabling women
to increase their incomes, and coming together to address wider gender issues.
The micro-credit summit programme is not only out to reach women but also to
empower them.
Women empowerment is not a modern concept. Women all
over the world including countries in the south have been challenging and
changing many gender inequalities since the beginning of history. These
struggles have not been supported by many men who have not been outraged at
injustice against women.
Man is by nature an independent social being and
cannot develop, actualize and objectify himself through labor in isolation from
others and from the social environment (Mbah, 2005). Men have to interact with
others to live well and to achieve more meaningful sustainable socio-economic
development. The relationship between men and women has for a long time been
marked by the sub-ordination of one
group to the whips and caprices of another. Women’s position being relegated to
the background and placed in a dependency position makes it almost difficult if
not impossible for them to take their own decision on issues and problems to
affect them more especially on reproductive health.
(Onu, 1998) opined that “women are at the heart of
development. They control most of the nonmoney economy (subsistence
agriculture, bearing and raising children, doing domestic labor) and taking
important part in the money economy (trading, the formal sector, wage
employment)”. He further stressed that everywhere world, women have two jobs,
around the home and outside it. This assertion implies that women have a lot in
of contribution to make towards the healthy socio-economic development of every
county but women are constantly denied this opportunity by the nature of our
societal organizations, and the cultural set up that makes it more comfortable
for men to maintain the status quo. Today, awareness has led to the recognition
of the important role women can play in national development and this calls for
an urgent need to address these critical areas that have hindered full
recognition of women’s talents, women’s right, women’s development and
empowerment.
1.2 Statement of the
Problem
The major problem facing the Zango kataf LGA and
every other community in Nigeria is that of deprivation of women’s right to
participate in their full capacity in educational activities just like their
male counterparts. This hinders their ability to operate in their full capacity
in educational development project in the local government, like every other
local (rural) area. The literate women in Zango kataf LGA outnumber that of the
illiterate but still create little ignorance among some of other women defending
their rights
Another major source of problem is the men
controlling the affairs of their families, prevents or sanctions their wives
from participating or partaking in some activities of women from the local
government.
Some men whose wives are appointed or elected leader
stopped their wives in such leadership roles thereby compounding the problems
of women organization in the Zango kataf LGA.
Another source of problem is lack of finance. This
affects the organizational structure of men as a result of the fact that
majority of the women are house wives who depend on their husbands. There is
need for the women to finance themselves independently so as to stand a better
chance to assist in their homes and also in the society. Also incompetence in
management and control of women organization by their executive hinders their
development and efforts. At times some women leaders seem to antagonize one
another when working together towards achieving a set goal. Child bearing also
affects women in participating in other activities.
1.3 PURPOSE
OF THE STUDY
The main purpose of this study is to examine the
place of women in enhancing basic education in Zango kataf LGA kaduna
state..
The specific objectives the study would want to
achieve are as follows:
1.
To investigate the extent of involvement
of women in the planning of their education.
2.
To identify community restrictions that
contributes to the low participation of the women in adult literacy education.
3.
To investigate the other factors
responsible for the low participation of the women in education programmes.
4.
To assess the effect of the low
participation in literacy education on national development.
5.
To examine and suggest strategies for
encouraging women’s participation in literacy education.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The study will be guided by the following research questions:
1.
To what extent are the women involved in
the planning of their education?
2.
What community restrictions have
contributed to the low
participation of the women in literacy education?
3.
What other factors are responsible for
the low participation of the women in education?
4.
What are the effects of the low
participation in literacy education by women on national development?
5.
What strategies can be employed to
encourage women’s
participation in literacy education?
SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE STUDY
The findings
of this study would benefit the planners and facilitators of women education.
The government, policy makers, community leaders, the women and the society
will also benefit. The benefits to the
planners include the increase in knowledge of the way of life of the women
(their psychology) through interaction with the women, which would bring about
an appropriate curriculum for women education.
This would also improve the planner’s strategy in planning rural
education.
The skills of
the facilitators in this field, especially teachers and instructors should
improve if the strategies discussed in the study (The PRA and SARAR) are properly adopted. The
government should also benefit in that, it would be brought nearer to the
community making it easier for the interpretation and implementation of
policies to the women. The government through the discoveries of this research
would be able to modify and supplement the existing mode of life by supplying
programmes, which would require to be incorporated to improve the culture of
the women for their living. When the
government is brought nearer to the community it may even convince the
community to release their resources to support education programmes.
SCOPE
OF THE STUDY
The
study is restricted to place of women in enhancing basic education in Zango
kataf LGA in Kaduna State.
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