Adult Literacy and Skill Acquisition Programmes as Correlates of Women Empowerment and Self-Reliance in The Gambia
Author
Source
Education Research International
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-02-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Self-reliance and empowerment for women have been at the centre of the agitations for gender balance in Africa.
Women are largely marginalised, and obvious gender disparity exists in school enrolment and completion rates in most African countries, particularly in The Gambia.
Efforts to address this shortfall led to the adoption of adult literacy and skill acquisition programmes to build the capacity of women and out-of-school adults.
Training contents were developed and centres set up across the six educational regions in the country, but most graduates of the programme are neither financially empowered nor self-reliant.
Therefore, the study examined the relationship between these capacity-building programmes and women empowerment and self-reliance.
The research employed a descriptive design of survey type with 250 participants from two educational regions in The Gambia.
Four null hypotheses were raised and data collected through a questionnaire were analysed using t-test, mean, and simple frequency.
The result showed that adult literacy and skill acquisition programmes correlate significantly with women empowerment and self-reliance in The Gambia.
Recommendations were made on how to improve on the existing training structure.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Olagbaju, Oladotun Opeoluwa. 2020. Adult Literacy and Skill Acquisition Programmes as Correlates of Women Empowerment and Self-Reliance in The Gambia. Education Research International،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1158877
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Olagbaju, Oladotun Opeoluwa. Adult Literacy and Skill Acquisition Programmes as Correlates of Women Empowerment and Self-Reliance in The Gambia. Education Research International No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1158877
American Medical Association (AMA)
Olagbaju, Oladotun Opeoluwa. Adult Literacy and Skill Acquisition Programmes as Correlates of Women Empowerment and Self-Reliance in The Gambia. Education Research International. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1158877
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1158877