Abioye, T. and Ajiboye, Esther and Oyesomi, Kehinde Opeyemi and Omidiora, Segun and Oyero, Olusola (2017) Education, Gender, and Child-Rights: Salient Issues in SDGS Years in ADO-ODO/OTA Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria. In: Impacts of the Media on African Socio-Economic Development. IGI Global, Hershey PA, USA, pp. 141-154.
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Promoting and improving quality education is one of the core missions of the United Nations at ensuring sustainable future; hence, the slogan: Change towards a better quality of life starts with education. This paper examined the place of education, gender and child rights within the current status of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Ado-Odo/Ota local government of Ogun State, Nigeria. Questionnaire and interviews were used as instruments of data collection. School children between ages 7 and 18 in both private and public schools formed the study population. A sample size, 1000 respondents, was drawn from the population out of which 976 responded effectively to the questions. The findings revealed that education and child rights remain in a precarious state in the local government. There was a limited awareness about child rights among children in primary schools and secondary schools; teaching materials and instructors were grossly inadequate in many of the schools sampled and basic needs such as water and electricity were unavailable. It was also observed that the number of enrolled male children in schools is 24% higher than the females. These challenges should be put into consideration when formulating policies for education in developing countries. There is therefore the need to prioritize education, especially female education, as well as child rights in general in the local government through adequate funding, investment in teachers and creation of awareness about the rights of the child.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1501 Primary Education L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools P Language and Literature > PE English |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Esther Ajiboye |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Jan 2017 09:23 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Jan 2017 09:23 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/7551 |
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