NAVIGATING THE SEAS: WOMEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

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  • Abiola Odejide University of Ibadan

Abstract

ABSTRACT. The article describes the expansion in the numbers of women students at universities in Nigeria since the 1940s, pointing out regional differences and the ways in which development strategies to promote science and technology in education have put a brake on the enrollment of women. It also explores the limited openings for women academics in higher education in Nigeria, and the initiatives women have undertaken to promote professional development. PARCOURIR LES MERS: LES FEMMES EN ENSEIGNEMENT SUPÉRIEUR AU NIGÉRIA RÉSUMÉ. L'article décrit l'augmentation du nombre d'étudiantes dans les universités du Nigéria depuis les années 1940 et fait ressortir les disparités régionales ainsi que la manière dont les stratégies de développement qui visaient à promouvoir la science et la technologie en éducation ont freiné l'inscription des femmes. Il explore aussi le nombre limité de débouchés pour les femmes universitaires en enseignement supérieur au N igéria, et fait état des initiatives prises par les femmes pour promouvoir le perfectionnement professionnel.

Author Biography

Abiola Odejide, University of Ibadan

ABIOLA ODEJIDE teaches in the Department of Communication and Language Arts, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. She is the Coordinator of the Women's Research and Documentation Centre, University of Ibadan and Chair of the Curriculum Sub-Committee, Network of Women's Studies in Nigeria. She has served as editor of Women and the Media in Nigeria (1996), and Curriculum for Gender and Women '5 Studies in Nigeria (1999). ABIOLA ODEJIDE enseigne au département des arts de la communication et du langage à l'University of Ibadan au Nigéria. Elle est aussi la coordonnatrice du Women's Research and Documentation Centre de l'University of Ibadan, et elle est directrice du Curriculum SubCommittee du Network of Women's Studies au Nigéria. De plus, elle a occupé le poste de rédactrice pour les publications Women and the Media in Nigeria (1996), et Curriculum for Gender and Women's Studies in Nigeria (1999).

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Published

2003-09-01

How to Cite

Odejide, A. (2003). NAVIGATING THE SEAS: WOMEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN NIGERIA. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 38(003). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/8706

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Vol. 38 No. 003 (2003)

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