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The Three Rs: Parental Risk Management Strategies in the International Secondary Education Market
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Ayling, Pere – Curriculum Inquiry, 2017
Risk permeates all aspects of modern life, and the International Secondary Education Market (ISEM) is no exception. Drawing on empirical data, this paper considers a specific type of risk: namely, the potential loss of cultural identity, which Nigerian parents associate with educating their children in the West. This paper argues that Nigerian…
Descriptors: Risk Management, Parents, Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
A Study on the Barriers to Participation of Females in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education in Imo State the Way Forward
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Iwu, R. U.; Azoro, A. V. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2017
A study was carried out to ascertain the barriers to effective participation of females in surface-mount technology (SMT) in Imo State. Four purposes and four research questions guided the study. The study adopted the survey research design. The population of the study consists of all the female science students and lecturers in six tertiary…
Descriptors: Barriers, Student Participation, Females, Gender Bias
Gender Inequality and Role-Strained among Male Nursing Students in Selected Nursing Institution, Lagos, Nigeria
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Folami, Florence F. – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
Gender discrimination remains problem in the world as a whole and unfortunately, nursing profession is not immune to this problem. Gender discrimination is rejection or restriction made on the basis of socially constructed gender roles which prevents a person from relishing full human rights. Role strain has been defined as when an individual is…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Nursing Education, Questionnaires, Sex Role
Factors Affecting Gender Equity in the Choice of Science and Technology Careers among Secondary School Students in Edo State, Nigeria
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Osagie, Roseline O.; Alutu, Azuka N. – International Education Studies, 2016
The study investigated the factors affecting gender equity in science and technology among senior secondary school students. The study was carried out at the University of Benin Demonstration Secondary School in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. One hundred and fifty students of average age 15 years in their penultimate year were administered the…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Gender Bias, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries
From Exclusion to Discrimination: Gender Inequality in the Senior Management of Nigerian Universities
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Eboiyehi, Christiana O.; Fayomi, Ike; Eboiyehi, Friday A. – Issues in Educational Research, 2016
The study examined factors encouraging gender inequality in university management in three selected universities in Southwestern Nigeria. This was with a view to assessing women's participation in the senior management positions in the region. Data were obtained from primary and secondary sources. A questionnaire was administered to senior…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Discrimination, School Administration, Universities
Gender Issues in the Implementation of Social Studies Curriculum in Nigerian Universities
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Mezieobi, Dan I.; Oyeoku, E. K.; Ezegbe, B. N.; Igbo, Janeth – Online Submission, 2012
The study investigated gender issues in the implementation of social studies curriculum in Nigerian universities. The subjects for the study comprised of all the 200 final-year sandwich social studies students of University of Port-Harcourt in the 2009 contact session. Five research questions guided the study. Researchers developed questionnaire…
Descriptors: Sex Fairness, Social Studies, Gender Issues, Curriculum Implementation