POSITIVE IMPACT OF WOMEN’S EDUCATION ON NATION BUILDING IN NIGERIA A CASE STUDY OF REDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page

Approval page

Dedication

Acknowledgment

Abstract

Table of content

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1        Background of the study

1.2        Statement of problem

1.3        Objective of the study

1.4        Research Hypotheses

1.5       Research question

1.6        Significance of the study

1.7        Scope and limitation of the study

1.8       Definition of terms

1.9       Organization of the study

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1   theoretical review

2.2   Conceptual review

2.3   empirical review

CHAPETR THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1        sources of data collection

3.3        Population of the study

3.4        Sampling and sampling distribution

3.5         Area of the study

3.5        Validation of research instrument

3.6        Method of data analysis

CHAPTER FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

4.1    Introductions

4.2    Data analysis

CHAPTER FIVE

5.1    Introduction

5.2    Summary

5.3    Conclusion

5.4    Recommendation

Appendix

Abstract

The study focuses on the positive impact of women education on nations building in Nigeria. The study relied on the use of primary source of data collection for data analysis. As such, qualitative method of data analysis was employed. The concept of womanhood was defined as well as the meaning of women education. The factors that inhibit the education of women such as cultural beliefs, low self-esteem among women and inadequate infrastructures were highlighted. The role of women in ensuring sustainable economic development such as quality leadership, increase in GDP and reduction in dependency rate in the country were also identifie

                                        CHAPTER ONE

                                        INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the study

Over the years in Nigeria women have had a lot of setback in terms of educational achievements. Women play a vital role in the socio economic development of Nigeria, the community and their homes respectively. The behavioral pattern of a child in the community, among his peer group and his learning environment depend solely on the mother. Among the both parents, the mothers tend to be closer to the children than any member of the family. The education of women in our communities today seems relevant because of the roles played by women in the communities they belong. Women in most countries around the world have remained the most neglected in the programs of government in providing socio-economic benefits. Despite constituting a large percentage of the society, women have not been given the opportunity to discover, harness and contribute to the development of their society. According to the United Nations (1979) in UNESCO (2010) Women alone constitute one half of the world’s population they do two-thirds of the world’s work, they earn one tenth of the world’s income and they own one hundredth of the world’s property including land. This buttresses the fact that women have so far benefitted very little or nothing despite contributing much from the economic resources accruing in the society. This is an indication of the fact that the potential of women in the society has been greatly underutilized. The opportunity given to women to contribute to national development has been very little for a very long time. Major and minor responsibilities such as those in the family and business units, and also bigger tasks such as those in national and international endeavors has remained the sole responsibility of their male counterpart. This has relegated women to the position of been passive even in matters that involve their overall wellbeing. Expectedly, this has reduced the worth and impact of women in most societies. Women in the society have therefore been deprived the opportunity of contributing at optimum to the welfare of the society in which they belong

The education of women has a very long history around the world. Educating women was earlier limited to the informal system of education which is education acquired in the family. The informal method of educating women was the major system of acquiring knowledge which women were exposed to for a very long time. According to Barry (2013), women education dates back to the 18th century in America where women were being taught how to handle household chores. Women education during this period was therefore fashioned towards assisting the girl child become a wife material and manage her home properly after marriage. Today, the education of women has gone beyond the task of being home managers to that of managing small and large business organizations. Women now acquire formal education in order to assist them to contribute effectively to the management of various sectors of the society. Since women are now exposed to the same learning environment available to their male counterpart, they have been empowered to contribute equally to the advancement of the society. In a similar opinion, Wikipedia (n.d.) noted that women education vis-à-vis female education is the provision of primary, secondary, tertiary and health education specifically for females. It refer to all platform of education established to provide women with equal opportunity and access to formal education just like their male counterpart. This means that education of women must be tailored to meet their societal and health needs. Baba (2012) concurred to this position when he stated that women education is an instrument for providing sustainable economic development. It is an avenue for providing formal education to women in the society by equipping them with the skills and abilities needed to contribute meaningfully to the growth and development of themselves and the nation. Women education is therefore provided at all levels of the educational sector specifically for women in order to equip them with the required knowledge to become empowered and contribute to self and societal development. Take Oredo local government of Edo state as the case study; this community is known for a low standard of living, where most of the families here engage into farming, and petty trading.

Women education does not only improve socio economic development in most of our communities today but also help increase the number of women in the labour force of Nigeria. The transformation of Oredo local government of Edo state will be at a faster rate with the implementation of women education; this implementation will bring about eradication of illiteracy among women, ability to communicate effectively with one another and improvement in buying and selling in Oredo local government area of Edo state. According to UNESCO (2002) it stated that women form a high percentage of the population, and as such they need quality literacy education to be able to contribute their quota to the development of the nation. There is now the realization that sustainable human development cannot be effective if half of the human race (the womenfolk) remain ignorant, marginalized and discriminated against. The provision of quality literacy to them will greatly improve lives and livelihood and will no doubt have a great and sustainable social and economic impact on the womenfolk, and the nation in general.

 1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Oredo local government of Edo State, is a community with most of their source of income coming from farming and trading; but the level of illiteracy among the women folks tend to be on the high side, women cannot be able to assist in nation building; as a result of illiteracy most women in this community end up becoming farmers, house wives. Morally their children suffer both in their community and in their academic environment. The major contributor to the level of illiteracy among women in Oredo local government area of Edo state is due to lack of adequate finance to go to school. But with the introduction of women education program, one can see the transformation Oredo local government.

1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

The main objective of this study is to examine the positive impact of women education on nation building in Nigeria with emphasis on Oredo local government area of Edo state; but to aid the successful completion of the study, the researcher intend to achieve the following specific objectives;

1. i) To ascertain the positive impact of women’s education on Nation building in Nigeria
2. ii) To examine the role of government in fostering women education in the study area

iii) To ascertain if there is any significant relationship between women education and the development of Oredo local government area

1. iv) To examine the impact of women education on the economic development of Oredo local government area of Edo state Nigeria.

1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS

The following research questions were formulated by the researcher to aid the completion of the study;

1. i) Is there any positive impact of women’s education on Nation building in Nigeria?
2. ii) Does government play any role in fostering women education in the study area?

iii) Is there any significant relationship between women education and the development of Oredo local government area?

1. iv) Does women education have any impact on the economic development of Oredo local government area of Edo state Nigeria?

1.5 RESEARCH HYPOTHESES

The following research hypotheses were formulated by the researcher to aid the completion of the study;

H₀: there is no positive impact of women’s education on Nation building in Nigeria

H₁: there is positive impact of women’s education on Nation building in Nigeria

H₀: there is no significant relationship between women education and the development of Oredo local government area

H₂: there is a significant relationship between women education and the development of Oredo local government area

1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The study will be of immense benefit to Edo state ministry of women affair as the study will aid them in policy formulation that will alleviate illiteracy among wome in Oredo local government area of edo state, the study will also be of importance to the government of Oredo local government council as the study will help them key into the state and federal government adult education policy in the locality, the study will also be of importance to researchers who intend to embark on a study in a similar topic as the study will serve as a reference point to further research. The study will also be of great benefit to students, teachers lecturers, academia’s and the general public as the study will contribute to the pool of existing literature on the subject matter and also contribute to knowledge.

 1.7 SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

The scope of the study covers positive impact of womens education on nation building in Nigeria with emphasis on Oredo local government area of Edo state. But in the course of the study, there are some factors that limited the scope of the study;

1. a) AVAILABILITY OF RESEARCH MATERIAL: The research material available to the researcher is insufficient, thereby limiting the study
2. b) TIME: The time frame allocated to the study does not enhance wider coverage as the researcher has to combine other academic activities and examinations with the study.
3. c) Organizational privacy: Limited Access to the selected inmate makes it difficult to get all the necessary and required information concerning the activities.

1.8 OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS

EDUCATION: the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university

Women

A woman is a female human being. The word woman is usually reserved for an adult, with girl being the usual term for a female child or adolescent.

Nation building

Nation-building is constructing or structuring a national identity using the power of the state. Nation-building aims at the unification of the people within the state so that it remains politically stable and viable in the long run.

Women education

Female education is a catch-all term of a complex set of issues and debates surrounding education for girls and women. It includes areas of gender equality and access to education, and its connection to the alleviation of poverty

1.9 ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY

This research work is organized in five chapters, for easy understanding, as follows

Chapter one is concern with the introduction, which consist of the (overview, of the study), historical background, statement of problem, objectives of the study, research hypotheses, significance of the study, scope and limitation of the study, definition of terms and historical background of the study. Chapter two highlights the theoretical framework on which the study is based, thus the review of related literature. Chapter three deals on the research design and methodology adopted in the study. Chapter four concentrate on the data collection and analysis and presentation of finding.  Chapter five gives summary, conclusion, and recommendations made of the study

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