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East African scholars journal of education, humanities and literature, Nov 24, 2022
This study investigated women education as a predictor of sustainable development in Rivers State... more This study investigated women education as a predictor of sustainable development in Rivers State, Nigeria. Two research questions were posed with corresponding hypotheses formulated to guide the study at 0.05 level of significance. Survey research design was adopted in the study. The population of the study comprised all women in Rivers State. A sample of 376 respondents was selected using stratified sampling and purposive sampling techniques. A 15-item structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The instrument was subjected to validity and reliability tests and found feasible for the study. Data collected were analyzed using Mean, Standard Deviation, and Simple Linear Regression respectively. Analysis of data revealed that, sociocultural values and parental attitude, significantly predict sustainable development in Rivers State. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that, positive socio-cultural values and parental attitude should be developed towards the education of boys and girls in Rivers State and Nigeria as a whole.
European Journal of Education Studies, 2020
In realization of the inevitability of education to the socio-political and economic development ... more In realization of the inevitability of education to the socio-political and economic development of the country, the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria swung into action many years ago in a bid to grant its citizenry the fundamental human right to education generally and higher education in particular. Thus, this paper therefore, examined how practicable it had been for the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to provide equal and adequate higher education to its citizenry as enshrined in the 1979 constitution. The paper dwelt on the issues of access, institutional and academic freedom; funding, curricula and management of university education. It was revealed that there is acute shortage of access to university education. There is the problem of dilapidated infrastructure and the existence of idealistic curriculum, poor funding, total erosion of university autonomy to mention but a few. Recommendations were therefore, made the Federal Government grant Nigerian u...
East African scholars journal of education, humanities and literature, Nov 24, 2022
This study investigated women education as a predictor of sustainable development in Rivers State... more This study investigated women education as a predictor of sustainable development in Rivers State, Nigeria. Two research questions were posed with corresponding hypotheses formulated to guide the study at 0.05 level of significance. Survey research design was adopted in the study. The population of the study comprised all women in Rivers State. A sample of 376 respondents was selected using stratified sampling and purposive sampling techniques. A 15-item structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The instrument was subjected to validity and reliability tests and found feasible for the study. Data collected were analyzed using Mean, Standard Deviation, and Simple Linear Regression respectively. Analysis of data revealed that, sociocultural values and parental attitude, significantly predict sustainable development in Rivers State. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that, positive socio-cultural values and parental attitude should be developed towards the education of boys and girls in Rivers State and Nigeria as a whole.
European Journal of Education Studies, 2020
In realization of the inevitability of education to the socio-political and economic development ... more In realization of the inevitability of education to the socio-political and economic development of the country, the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria swung into action many years ago in a bid to grant its citizenry the fundamental human right to education generally and higher education in particular. Thus, this paper therefore, examined how practicable it had been for the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to provide equal and adequate higher education to its citizenry as enshrined in the 1979 constitution. The paper dwelt on the issues of access, institutional and academic freedom; funding, curricula and management of university education. It was revealed that there is acute shortage of access to university education. There is the problem of dilapidated infrastructure and the existence of idealistic curriculum, poor funding, total erosion of university autonomy to mention but a few. Recommendations were therefore, made the Federal Government grant Nigerian u...