Attitude of Nomadic Parents to Girl-Child Education in Mubi Educational Zone of Adamawa State, Nigeria: Implications for Counselling
Journal Title: Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
Abstract:The study examined the attitudes of nomadic parents to girl-child education in nomadic schools in Mubi Educational Zone. It also investigated the nature of educational provisions for the nomads. The study employed survey research design. The population of the study consists of all the 20 nomadic primary schools in the five local governments in the educational zone. The sample size of 120 nomadic teachers was chosen from ten nomadic primary schools in all the five local governments through stratified sampling technique using class, sex and locality as strata. The research instrument for this study titled “Attitudes of Nomadic Parents towards the Education of Girl-Child” (ANPEG) was self-developed by the researchers. The face and content validity of the instrument was established by two experts both in Counselling Psychology and Test and Measurement in the Department of Science Education, Adamawa State University Mubi. The reliability test was carried out in a nomadic primary school in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State using test re-test method, and the reliability coefficient was 0.89. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics such as frequency counts, percentages and t-tests analysis. The findings showed that blue print on nomadic education provides equal right to education of both male and female nomads which is anchored by the National Commission for Nomadic Education (NCNE) in collaboration with states and local governments. The study revealed that nomadic parents believed that western education can convert their girls to Christians; and that girl- child education is a waste of resources, since girl-child roles in the society only ends in childbearing and cooking. The study showed the effects of nomadic parents’ attitudes to girl-child education as poor level of enrolment, high rate of drop-out, negative attitude towards girl-child education and lack of knowledge, In conclusion, Nomadic parents believed that girl- child education is a waste of resources and that there is risk of immoral behaviour of girl-child in schools. The negative attitudes of nomadic parents were as a result of their cultural belief, illiteracy and ignorance; which could lead to high rate of drop-out, lack of knowledge on basic fundamental right and poor standard of living of nomadic girl-child .The state and local governments should mount up campaign against the use of socio-cultural and religious factors as yardsticks to relegate the girl-child to the kitchen. There is also a need to establish effective guidance counsellingprogrammes in schools right from primary school so as to encourage the female gender education. Keywords: Nomadic parents, attitude, girl-child, nomadic educational programme, counselling.
Authors and Affiliations
DorcasOluremi FAREO, Usman Modibbo HANAFI
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP402170
- DOI -
- Views 111
- Downloads 0
The Phenomenology of Haitian/Vilokan Idealism
Abstract:This article highlights and explores the hermeneutical phenomenology found in Haitian/Vilokan Idealism. The work posits that Haitian ontology, Vodou/Vilokan, gave rise to its epistemology, Haitian/Vilokan Ideal...
Proposing a Blended MOOC Framework for Iraqi Higher Education (Current Status, Needs, Challenges, and Opportunities)
Abstract:There are many challenges and difficulties faced by the Iraqi learners in their studies inside the traditional classroom. These are attributed to a number of reasons such as the limitation of time, the difficult...
Teacher Education in South Sudan: Mapping the Ideological and Theoretical Vacuum
Abstract:This article seeks to render problematic the ideological underpinnings and theoretical conceptions, or lack thereof, of teacher education in the education system of the Republic of South Sudan. It uses the emerg...
The Perception of Teachers for the Creation of Conducive Environment in Classroom at Early Childhood Education
Abstract:The research entitled as “The perception of teachers for the creation of conducive environment in classroom at early childhood education” was conducted in the private schools of District “Swabi” (A very well-kno...
The Role of Leadership by School Principals in Enhancing Quality Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Kenya
Abstract:The provision of education in Kenya has been tremendous over the past years. Notwithstanding the fact that a major stride through the secondary education policy has been attained, the current indicators exhibit...