The Role of School Based management committee in the improvement of girl-child participation in Basic education in the North-west zone, Nigeria
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2017
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Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of Benin
Abstract
Federal legislation in Nigeria supports social inclusion and gender equality; however, implementation is weak, with exclusionary informal norms, gender discrimination being dominant. In many Northern States of Nigeria, the combined impact of gender relations and some misinterpretation of Islam are constraining girl’s access to basic education services. For this reason, this paper examined the role of School-Based Management Committee in improving girl-child participation in basic education in North West states, Nigeria. In doing this, the paper discussed the concepts of girl-child, basic education and school based management. The disparity in basic education between the North and the South which is historical was also briefly discussed. Gender imbalance in education in Nigeria, particularly in North Western state that seems to be distorting the on-going basic education reforms in Nigeria was discussed. The paper examined several factors that differentially influence female access to basic education particularly in Northern Nigeria. The challenges identified in this paper which affect SBMCs’ performance in improving girls’ participation in basic education include community believes on girls’ status, poor implementation of laws protecting the right of a child, the school organizational pattern, school location and early marriage. The paper recommended among other things that the SBMC should facilitate the implementation of Child Right Act in all the North Western states and that rewards for excellent performance by girls in basic education should be encouraged.
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gender; girl - child; girl - child education; basic education; school based management committee
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Oduwaiye, R.O. (2017). The Role of School Based management committee in the improvement of girl-child participation in Basic education in the North-west zone, Nigeria. Journal of Educational Foundations and Development. An official Journal of the Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of Benin. Ambik Press, Benin.