Navigating the Seas: Women in Higher Education in Nigeria (original) (raw)
ABSTRACT. The article describes the expansion in the numbers of women students at universities in Nigeria since the 1940s, pointing out regional differences and the ways in which development strategies to promote science and technology in education have put a brake on the enrollment of women. It also explores the limited openings for women academics in higher education in Nigeria, and the initiatives women have undertaken to promote professional development. PARCOURIR LES MERS: LES FEMMES EN ENSEIGNEMENT SUPERIEUR AU NIGERIA RESUME. L'article decrit l'augmentation du nombre d'etudiantes dans les universites du Nigeria depuis les annees 1940 et fait ressortir les disparites regionales ainsi que la maniere dont les strategies de developpement qui visaient a promouvoir la science et la technologie en education ont freine l'inscription des femmes. Il explore aussi le nombre limite de debouches pour les femmes universitaires en enseignement superieur au N igeria, et fait ...
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