| dc.description.abstract | Aim: This research examined the limitations of girl child education
and its consequences on national development. The major aim
was to investigate through the lens of teachers and counsellors
the factors limiting girl-child education and its consequences on
nation-building in Nigeria. Specifically, answers were sought
from teachers and counsellors in Obudu to address the following
objectives: to understand the factors militating against girl child
education in Obudu and the consequences of lack of girl-child
education on national development.
Theory: Literature was reviewed in chapter two to capture the entire
variables of the study. Additionally, the study adopted two
theories as theoretical undercurrents. The theories utilized for
the study include Radical Feminism Theory and
Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological System Theory. They considered
the reasons and need for women’s agitation for equality and
education as well as ecological (environmental) factors which
hinder the freedom and rights of women. Keywords and phrases
used in the search were girl-child, feminism, education, and
national development. Also, the database referenced includes
3
previous works on the subject matter, Wikipedia, Google, and
researchgate.
Method: The research method adopted was a descriptive survey design.
Questionnaires were administered to one hundred (100)
respondents who were teachers or counselors in Obudu Local
Government Area. A set of Likert-scale items were formulated
under each question. Further, the primary data collected from
fieldwork were analyzed in univariate for frequency and
percentage distribution. These were executed using the
Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0
Results: The result revealed that unavailability of single-sex schools,
poverty, early marriage, and pregnancy are the major factors
limiting girl child education in Obudu. And that, when girls do
not get proper education, gender disparities and inequality gaps
will increase: crime rates will spiral, commercial sex hawking
will be on the high, and there will be a low turnup of women in
civic and political activities as well as high risk of sexually
transmitted diseases and increase in mother-to-child mortality
rate. | en |
