Distance Education as a Women Empowerment Strategy in Africa

Year 2006, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 149 - 154, 01.03.2006

Felix Kayode Olakuleın Olugbenga David Ojo

Abstract

Women emancipation through empowerment all over the world is at its peak and Africans generally are not left out. It is an attempt to make sure that women’s voices are heard and are given their right places in the scheme of things. Nonetheless, the issue of educational attainment of women considering the low level of girls’ education in Africa is at a negative variance to attaining women position since certain educational attainments are required to function effectively in the various available organs; be it work place, group or committees of local or international standing. This paper therefore stresses the use of open and distance institution in Nigeria as an avenue to attain knowledge and education that would put women in a better stead toward achieving their aims and aspirations.

Keywords

Distance Education, Empowerment Strategy, Afric

Felix Kayode OLAKULEIN M.Ed Olugbenga David OJO

Abstract

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