Challenges Face Girl Child Education in Nigeria and Ways Forwards
Keywords:
Challenges, Girl child, Educational institutionsAbstract
This article is divided into six points. Point one deals with introduction of the article while point two looked at the concept of girl child education and education in general. Point three discussed the methodologies used in the article. The point four examined the various challenges facing the Girl Child education in Nigeria. The point five discussed the ways forward for the development of Girls’ Child education in Nigeria while the chapter six rounds up the discussionon the challenges facing girls’ education in Nigeria.
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2021-08-18
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Jacob, O. N., & Solomon, A. (2021). Challenges Face Girl Child Education in Nigeria and Ways Forwards. Central Asian Journal of Social Sciences and History, 2(8), 39–51. Retrieved from https://cajssh.casjournal.org/index.php/CAJSSH/article/view/145
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