Participation Of Women In Adult Education Programmes In Ohafia Agricultural Zone Of Abia State, Nigeria:- Okonkwo, Blessing R.
ABSTRACT
The broad objective of the study was to
evaluate the participation of women in adult education programmes in Ohafia
Agricultural Zones ofAbia State. Spccifcally the study identified the
socio-economic characteristics of women in Ohafia Agricultural Zone.
Determination ofthe level of awareness of women in adult education programme,
determined the enrollment and participation of women in adult education
programme identified factors that influence participation of women in adult education
programme and made recommendations base on the findings of the study. Purposive
and simple random sampling were employed and the instrument used was the
questionnaire while the sample size was 144. Result from the study show that
22.9% of the respondents had no formal education, 38.2% had primary education,
30.6% had secondary school education while 8.3% where tertiary institution
dropouts. A vast majority of the respondents were aware of the adult education
programme, while 76% of them enrolled in the programme. However, only 25.7% of
the women participated actively. Three of the variables namely income,
cooperative/social organization, occupation were found to significantly
important on women participation in adult education. While, age, family position,
household size, marital status were not significant in determining the extent
of women’s participation in adult education.
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BLESSING, R (2023). Participation Of Women In Adult Education Programmes In Ohafia Agricultural Zone Of Abia State, Nigeria:- Okonkwo, Blessing R.. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 18, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/participation-of-women-in-adult-education-programmes-in-ohafia-agricultural-zone-of-abia-state-nigeria-okonkwo-blessing-r-7-2
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R.E., BLESSING. "Participation Of Women In Adult Education Programmes In Ohafia Agricultural Zone Of Abia State, Nigeria:- Okonkwo, Blessing R." Mouau.afribary.org (2023). Accessed 18 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/participation-of-women-in-adult-education-programmes-in-ohafia-agricultural-zone-of-abia-state-nigeria-okonkwo-blessing-r-7-2