INFLUENCE OF MOTIVATION ON THE EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION OF RURAL WOMEN IN ADULT BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME

INFLUENCE OF MOTIVATION ON THE EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION OF RURAL WOMEN IN ADULT BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME

Abstract

Education is the process of becoming critically aware of one’s reality in a manner that leads to effective action upon it. The plight of women, in terms of education is further compounded by the negative attitude of parents toward female education. Some parents are usually reluctant to send their girl child for formal education especially to higher levels like their male counterpart. The writer examined influence of motivation on the effective participation of rural women in adult basic education. The purpose of the study was to examine the concept of basic education in Nigeria, assess women education, find out the rate of enrollment between male and female students and highlight the problems facing institutions considering enrollment of female adult learners in Nigeria.

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background of the study
Education is the process of becoming critically aware of one’s reality in a manner that leads to effective action upon it. An educated man or woman understands his or her world well enough to deal with it effectively. Such men or women if they existed in sufficient numbers would not leave the absurdities of the present world unchanged. In the opinion of Edukugho (2002) cited in Imogie (2002), the prosperity of a country depends not on the abundance of its revenue, nor the strength of its fortifications, but on the number of its cultivated citizens, men and women of education, enlightenment and character. The Federal Government of Nigeria has adopted education as an instrument per excellence for effecting national development (NPE, 1998). The implication is that government realizes the importance of education as a veritable tool for national development. Thus, the policy guidance of the NPE asserts that: Education will continue to be highly rated in the national development plans, because education is the most important instrument of change, as any fundamental change in the intellectual social outlook of any society has to be preceded by an educational revolution (NPE, 1998:8).

INFLUENCE OF MOTIVATION ON THE EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION OF RURAL WOMEN IN ADULT BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME