ASSESSMENT OF INFLUENCE OF DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES ON MARRIED FEMALE N.C.E SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN KANO STATE

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1               Background to the Study

Human capital enhancement is a critical element of National development. Therefore, women participation in tertiary institution plays an important role in the development of societal infrastructure in developing countries like Nigeria. Although strong negative correlation between women domestic responsibilities and educational achievement or attainment has been established less attention has been paid to the effect of married women domestic work on their schooling especially in this part of the world.The Federal Republic of Nigeria (2010) refers to higher education as education offeredat the tertiary level. In this study, higher education in Nigeria refers to institutions that arepost secondary and offer qualifications such as diplomas, bachelor‟s degrees andpostgraduate degrees such as masters and doctorates. From a global perspective,economic, social and political development is increasingly being driven by theadvancement and application of knowledge, which is anchored, powered, propelled anddetermined largely by the type of higher education found in a country. Higher educationin particular is fundamental to the construction of a knowledge economy and society inall nations (World Bank, 2002). On account of this, higher education for womenshould be a critical aspect of national interest, especially in the context of accessibility,enrolment and academic performance

The population of the world is estimated to be 6.8 billion (Population Reference Bureau,2009). Women constitute more than half of this number and more than 70 per cent ofthem are illiterate and poor (Haese and Kirsten, 2006). The ones who are.....