THE ROLE OF EDUCATED NIGERIA WOMEN IN THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COUNTRY (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA)

72 PAGES (5684 WORDS) Gender Studies Project

                                                            ABSTRACT
THE MAJOR PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE THE ROLES OF EDUCATED NIGERIA WOMEN IN SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COUNTRY. THE POPULATION OF THE STUDY CONSISTED OF THE 78 EDUCATED WOMEN. BOTH WORKERS AND VISITORS IN WOMEN DEVELOPMENT CENTER AWKA. THE SAMPLE SIZE FOR THE STUDY WAS 70 USING SIMPLE  RANDOM SAMPLING, WITH 90%  OF THE PERCENT  OF THE ENTIRE   POPULATION FOUR RESEARCH QUESTION WERE FORMULATED  WHICH QUITED THE STUDY A 70 TEM  STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE WERE DEVELOPED, PERCENTAGE WAS USED TO ANALYZE  THE DATA COLLECTED.  THE MAJOR FINDING OF THE STUDY WERE. (1) IT WAS OBSERVED THAT WOMEN HELP IN    BUILDING  OF CHARITABLE  ORGANIZATION  MOTHERLESS BABY HOMES ETC, AWARDING OF  SCHOLARSHIP AND BUILDING OF HEALTH CENTERS (2)  IT WAS ALSO FOUND THAT  GOVERNMENT IS THE MOST EMINENT  SOURCES  OF  HELP  TO EDUCATE  NIGERIAN WOMEN IN PLAYING.,  THEIR ROLES IT  WAS CONCLUDED THAT.  (III) EDUCATED  WOMEN PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT  OF  NIGERIA  (2) EDUCATED WOMEN CONTRIBUTE IN  BUILDING  OF CHARITABLE  ORGANIZATION AWARDING OF  SCHOLARSHIP AND BUILDING  OF   HEALTH CENTERS ULTIMATELY IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT ABOVE MENTION  FACTORS (V) THAT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD  ENCOURAGE  WOMEN EDUCATION BY CRITICIZING EARLY MARRIAGE IN THE COUNTRY (2) GOVERNMENT SHOULD CREATE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES FOR YOUNGER WOMEN TO ENABLE THEM TO DEVELOP THEMSELVES.




TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page --------------------------------------------          i
Approval page------------------------------------------     ii
Dedication---------------------------------------------       iii
Acknowledgement-------------------------------------     iv
Abstract-----------------------------------------------        vi
Table of content--------------------------------------        viii

CHAPTER ONE
1.0    Introduction ----------------------------------           1
1.1  background of the study------------------------       4
1.2 statement of the problem------------------------       9
1.3 objective/  purpose of  the study-------------         10
1.4 significance of the study-----------------------         11
1.5 scope of the study-------------------------------        13
1.6 research question ------------------------------
1.7 Definition  of  terms ----------------------------          13

CHAPTER TWO
2.0    Literature review-----------------------------            16
2.1 Roles of educated Nigerian women                       24
2.2 Contribution of educated Nigerian women             26
2.3 problems confronter by educated Nigeria women 36
2.4 Sources of help top educated Nigerian women     40

CHAPTER THREE
3.0    Research Methodology-----------------------         39
3.1 Design of the study-----------------------------          40
3.1 Area of the study--------------------------------          41
3.3 Population of the study------------------------           41
3.4 Sample of the study-----------------------------          41
3.5 Description of the instrument  ---------------           42
3.6 Distribution and retrieval of the instrument --        43
3.7 method of data analysis------------------------          43

CHAPTER FOUR
4.0    presentation and analysis of Data ----------        45

CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Summary of findings---------------------------          55
5.2    Conclusion -----------------------------------           59
5.3 Recommendations ------------------------------        57
5.4 Limitations of the study-----------------------  -       60
5.5 Suggestions of the  study                                   61
References -------------------------------------------        62
Appendix----------------------------------------------         64
Questionnaire ----------------------------------------        66