Literacy and women empowerment for sustainable development in Nigeria

This paper examines the role of literacy education as a catalyst for women empowerment in Nigeria for sustainable development. Available records showed that women constituted more than fifty percent of Nigerian population and for any sustainable development in Nigeria to be achieved this greater p...

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Main Authors: Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi, Ndaeji, Muhammad Ndas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Marsland Press 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28244/
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description This paper examines the role of literacy education as a catalyst for women empowerment in Nigeria for sustainable development. Available records showed that women constituted more than fifty percent of Nigerian population and for any sustainable development in Nigeria to be achieved this greater percentage of the population need literacy and education for income generation skills and vocational training. The general aim of the paper is to describe how literacy education can play a vital role in women’s empowerment, which will in turn lead to sustainable development.
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spelling upm-282442015-09-15T02:05:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28244/ Literacy and women empowerment for sustainable development in Nigeria Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi Ndaeji, Muhammad Ndas This paper examines the role of literacy education as a catalyst for women empowerment in Nigeria for sustainable development. Available records showed that women constituted more than fifty percent of Nigerian population and for any sustainable development in Nigeria to be achieved this greater percentage of the population need literacy and education for income generation skills and vocational training. The general aim of the paper is to describe how literacy education can play a vital role in women’s empowerment, which will in turn lead to sustainable development. Marsland Press 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28244/1/Literacy%20and%20women%20empowerment%20for%20sustainable%20development%20in%20Nigeria.pdf Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi and Ndaeji, Muhammad Ndas (2013) Literacy and women empowerment for sustainable development in Nigeria. New York Science Journal, 6 (8). pp. 104-109. ISSN 1554-0200; ESSN: 2375-723X
spellingShingle Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi
Ndaeji, Muhammad Ndas
Literacy and women empowerment for sustainable development in Nigeria
title Literacy and women empowerment for sustainable development in Nigeria
title_full Literacy and women empowerment for sustainable development in Nigeria
title_fullStr Literacy and women empowerment for sustainable development in Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Literacy and women empowerment for sustainable development in Nigeria
title_short Literacy and women empowerment for sustainable development in Nigeria
title_sort literacy and women empowerment for sustainable development in nigeria
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28244/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28244/1/Literacy%20and%20women%20empowerment%20for%20sustainable%20development%20in%20Nigeria.pdf