scholarly journals Media and educational technology in Nigeria: Managing the broadcast programmes of Radio Nigeria Globe FM towards girl child education

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-25
Author(s):  
Hashim Sabo Bello ◽  
Sa’adatu Umar Idris ◽  
Abubakar Bappayo
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Girl Child ◽  
Child Education ◽  
Technology Strategies ◽  
Broadcast Programme ◽  
The Right ◽  
Girl Child Education

This study was carried out in Shall and Yalwa village areas of Tafawa Balewa and Dass local government areas, respectively, in Bauchi state (Nigeria) with a strong view of determining the efficacy of media in education towards managing girl child issues in Nigeria. An intensive oral interview was employed in data collection from staff of Radio Nigeria Globe FM, as well as the students and staff of schools and the parents from both Shall and Yalwa villages. The study employed a survey design and utilized a documentary approach to obtain data. Descriptive statistics (means, frequency and percentages) and χ2were used in analysing the socio-economic characteristics of the stakeholders in girl child education. The results revealed that 91.2% of the responses hold the opinion that the strategies used by the Radio Nigeria GlobeFM to intervene in girl child education proffered unique and far-reaching benefits in educating the girl child to discover herself and associate with the right group of people, marry the right kind of men, make the right contributions and help men develop sustainable environment. The results also revealed that 61.8% of the responses hold the belief that Radio Nigeria GlobeFM programmes on the Nigerian girl child are much effective, educative and relevance. The study suggested that the adoption of educational technology strategies is a way forward to managing girl child education, which is a progressive approach in Nigeria, there by setting up booster stations and organise village rallies, discussion programmes with women as moderators to serve as role models for young girls, radio links programme to initiates talks with parents and other stakeholders, initiate kiddies programme fashioned after the likes of the world of children and finally strategies for career guidance.   Keywords: Broadcast programme, educational technology, girl child, management, media.

Barriers to Girl – Child Education in Nigeria: Implication for Counselling

2019 ◽  
pp. 26-33
Author(s):  
Ajufo B. I.
Keyword(s):  
Teenage Pregnancy ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
Early Marriage ◽  
Girl Child ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Child Education ◽  
Girl Child Education

Nigeria recognizes education as a fundamental human right and is a signatory to many international conventions aimed at bridging gender imbalance in education. Despite this, Nigeria still faces a lot of challenges in popularizing the concept and importance of girl- child education. There is still a national gender disparity in basic education enrolment, retention and completion against the girl – child. Available statistics revealed that out of 10 million children in Nigeria, about 60 percent are girls who are out of school. Realizing that educating the girl - child helps to make communities and societies healthier, wealthier and safer, and can also help to reduce infant mortality, improve maternal health, and tackle the spread of HIV / AIDS, thus the importance of girl - child education therefore cannot be overstated. It is in recognition of this importance that it is said that “when you educate a man, you educate a person, but educate a woman, you educate a nation.” Against this background, the study therefore investigated some barriers to attaining formal education by the Nigerian girl-child. The study employed a descriptive survey design. A self designed checklist on barriers to girlchild education was used to gather information from 100 female adolescents randomly selected from three main markets in Ibadan metropolis. Their age range was between 13 and 17 years with a mean age of 14.2 years and standard deviation of 2.1. The study employed a combination of both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. Data collected were analyzed using percentages. Findings revealed that poverty, early marriage, male preference, illiteracy, cultural belief, teenage pregnancy, religious inclination and ignorance/ negative parental attitude are some of the barriers to girl-child education in Nigeria. The findings of the study further revealed that poverty had the highest percentage (48%) amongst the barriers to girl-child education while inadequate school infrastructure had the least percentage (1%). Based on these findings, it was recommended that counsellors should enlighten parents & general public through jingles on television and radio on the importance of educating the girl-child and also introduce programmes aimed at promoting girl-child education in Nigeria

scholarly journals Education and the achievement of national development through girl child empowerment in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-96
Author(s):  
Peter Ogbaji Onah ◽  
Martha Edu Akanimoh ◽  
Linda Esse Ndome
Keyword(s):  
Belief Systems ◽  
National Development ◽  
African Continent ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Girl Child ◽  
Educational Efficiency ◽  
Child Education ◽  
Objective Reasoning ◽  
Skills Learning ◽  
Girl Child Education

Education plays a very pertinent role in promoting development, as it is concerned with imparting knowledge, skills, attitudes, belief systems and values. This paper focuses on the utilization of the girl child education as an effective tool to foster national development. It conceptualized education, girl child education, empowerment and National Development. The theory of functionalism was adopted to offer credence to the paper. This paper vividly explicates how various negative attitudes and negligence towards the girl child education in African continent in general and Nigeria to be specific has exacerbated poverty, illiteracy and untold hardship on the citizenry. It further unraveled the strategies for using girl child education as an instrument for national development thereby eradicating poverty in Nigeria. Based on the issues raised in the paper, as education remains a formidable weapon of socio- economic development of any nation, the paper recommends the need for change in the Nigerian policy towards education, especially the girl child education by improving public budget in education, improve education for self-reliance, to enhance educational efficiency by improving on skills learning via entrepreneurship education and building of critical and objective reasoning, and girl child empowerment.

scholarly journals CHALLENGES OF GIRL-CHILD EDUCATION IN A PERIOD OF RECESSIVE ECONOMY IN NIGERIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Maimuna Rabo Umar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Capacity Development ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Girl Child ◽  
Child Education ◽  
Girl Child Education

Education has been identified as a developmental tool of which no nation could develop without. Sustainable development could only be achieved with the contributions of both sexes, as women play a significant role in the development of any society. The paper traces the geneses of girl child education in an economic recession, so also the relevance of girl child education in economic development such as manpower, skills capacity development. The challenges facing girl child education which include illiteracy, extreme poverty and socio-cultural factors. The paper suggested, among others, that government should not only make girl child education free but also compulsory at all levels to prevent drop out as a result of lack of funding.

scholarly journals Influence of Culture on Girl Child Education in Central Pokot Sub County, Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-38
Author(s):  
Nelly C Andiema
Keyword(s):  
Female Genital Mutilation ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Girl Child ◽  
Genital Mutilation ◽  
Child Education ◽  
West Pokot ◽  
Female Genital ◽  
Girl Child Education

Cultural practices such as Female Genital Mutilation, early child marriages and patriarchy have been on the rise in West Pokot despite interventions by government and non-state actors over the years. These outdated cultural practices have hindered the progress of girls academically. It is vital to educate the girl-child in society. However, teenage pregnancy gets girls at the wrong time when they are still in schools and this affects their education very much and eventually ends up ruining their future. This paper looks at how various cultural practices have affected girl child education in West Pokot County, Kenya. The study was conducted in Central Pokot Sub County primary schools targeting 12 headteachers and 120 teachers. The respondents were selected through purposive and simple random sampling. Data was collected using questionnaires and interview schedules. Data collected were analysed using percentages and frequencies. The results of the study showed that the status of girl-child education was low. Cultural factors like; early marriages, female genital mutilation, child labour, widowhood practices and taboos influenced girl-child education. The study found out those cultural factors in the study area affected girl-child education negatively as it slowed down their transition, academic performance and also the acquisition of knowledge required at the basic education level. The study recommends that the government should take legal action against parents who take their girl-children for FGM and early marriages; there is a need for awareness on the importance of girl child education, provision of scholarships for girls at basic and tertiary level and introduction of guidance and counselling sessions in schools.

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