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Deploying Orature to Meet the Challenges of Unemployment in Nigeria
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Tajudeen, Opoola Bolanle; Aare, Kadiri Razak – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2019
Nigeria in the last three decades has had to grapple with the perennial problem of unemployment. This is not uncommon among developing nations considering the legacy bequeathed by the colonial masters. The widespread exploitation and misadventure in the African continent, defective political structure and the political elites that continued the…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Foreign Countries, Youth, Oral Tradition
Tertiary Institutions, Entrepreneurship Education and Youth Empowerment in Nigeria
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Olasunkanmi, Abari Ayodeji; Olufunke, Oyetola Idowu; Adetayo, Okunuga Adedapo – African Higher Education Review, 2013
Entrepreneurship Education has recently become a global phenomenon in the development of world youths for self employment and self-reliance. The Nigerian nation cannot afford to be left out and left behind in this new trend in education both at the secondary and tertiary levels. However, while the Universal Basic Education (UBE) curriculum has…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Entrepreneurship, Youth Opportunities, Student Empowerment
African Indigenous Proverbs and the Question of Youth Violence: Making the Case for the Use of the Teachings of Igbo of Nigeria and Kiembu of Kenya Proverbs for Youth Character and Moral Education
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Dei, George Sefa – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2013
The historic and contemporary global concern over youth violence and indiscipline/subordination in schools has educators, school administrators and policy makers working hard to ensure that schools are welcoming and safe spaces for learners. Social harmony can only be achieved by understanding and addressing the causes of youth violence and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Youth Problems, Youth Opportunities, Violence
Rural Youths' Participation in Agriculture: Prospects, Challenges and the Implications for Policy in Nigeria
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Auta, Sarah Jehu; Abdullahi, Yusuf M.; Nasiru, Mohammed – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2010
The study aimed at assessing rural youth participation in agriculture, their access to production resources and services and the effects of youths' access to inputs and services on farm productivity and youths' welfare. The study was conducted in three states (each randomly selected from the three agro-ecological zones of northern Nigeria). Two…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Agricultural Production, Foreign Countries, Agriculture
Assessing the Impact of Environment on Life Styles and Life Chances among out of School Youths in Lagos Metropolis
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Wahab, E. O.; Ajiboye, O. E.; Atere, A. A. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2011
This research is motivated as a result of rapid changes in the lifestyle of our youths and the increasing deterioration of their welfare in terms of the increase in the number of out of school youth in the country, high incidence of child participation in economic activities and incidence of street children in Nigeria. Although, many researches…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Poverty, Incidence, Child Welfare
National Youth Service: A Global Perspective.
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Eberly, Donald J., Ed. – 1992
This report summarizes the national service programs and proposals discussed at the first global conference on national service held in June of 1992. Current programs include those in France and Germany where civilian service may be performed as an alternative to mandatory military service. In Nigeria university graduates perform a year of…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education