Review <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>literature</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>basic</strong> educati<strong>on</strong> <strong>in</strong> Nigeriafemale tra<strong>in</strong>ee teachers have benefitted from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> scheme <strong>in</strong> Bauchi, Kats<strong>in</strong>a, Niger and Sokoto, with<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> first awardees about to graduate at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> time <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> GEP II’s evaluati<strong>on</strong> (UNICEF 2012).Garuba (2010) did <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> first evaluati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> scheme and made <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> follow<strong>in</strong>g po<strong>in</strong>ts:Communities are positive and, <strong>in</strong> some villages, girls’ enrolment has reportedly <strong>in</strong>creased just at<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> prospect <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> awardee return<strong>in</strong>g from tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g (also UNICEF 2012);The scheme was said to be help<strong>in</strong>g to change attitudes toward girls’ educati<strong>on</strong> (also UNICEF2012); and Awardees <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>mselves are generally positive and feel more c<strong>on</strong>fident (also UNICEF 2012).However, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re are major difficulties that threaten <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>in</strong>itiative, which <strong>in</strong>clude:Delays <strong>in</strong> payment <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> stipendThose <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> UNICEF payroll were be<strong>in</strong>g paid promptly; those <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> government payroll were not,which was a cause <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> fricti<strong>on</strong> am<strong>on</strong>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> awardees. State payments were at least 12 m<strong>on</strong>ths beh<strong>in</strong>d <strong>in</strong>at least two states at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> time <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> later evaluati<strong>on</strong> (UNICEF 2012).Extra costsTra<strong>in</strong>ees struggled to pay <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> extra costs not covered by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> scholarship, such as transport forteach<strong>in</strong>g practice.Poor hostel accommodati<strong>on</strong>Hostel accommodati<strong>on</strong> lacked adequate kitchen, sanitati<strong>on</strong> and childcare facilities, and security wasalso an issue (UNICEF 2012).Overl<strong>on</strong>g teach<strong>in</strong>g commitmentThere was a request for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> two-year teach<strong>in</strong>g commitment that goes with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> scholarship to bereduced to <strong>on</strong>e year s<strong>in</strong>ce some saw it as a potential obstacle to marital aspirati<strong>on</strong>s, although <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>later evaluati<strong>on</strong> (UNICEF 2012) said that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> majority <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 150 awardees <strong>in</strong>terviewed had ‘noproblem’ with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> b<strong>on</strong>d.SafetyThere have been reports <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> sexual harassment and assault. Approximately 50% <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> awardees said<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y felt unsafe <strong>in</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> accommodati<strong>on</strong> (UNICEF 2012).Awardee performanceMost <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> awardees were struggl<strong>in</strong>g to learn <strong>in</strong> English and could ‘scarcely communicate <strong>in</strong> English’after two years <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g. Almost all had at least <strong>on</strong>e course <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y would have to repeat and alllecturers <strong>in</strong>terviewed commented <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> awardees’ low performance levels, which meant <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y wereunlikely to complete <strong>in</strong> three years (Garuba 2010). In resp<strong>on</strong>se, remedial English courses and pre-NCEcourses were be<strong>in</strong>g planned by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> colleges (Garuba 2010; UNICEF 2012).Gender imbalance <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> college staffNo female staff members were <strong>in</strong> senior management positi<strong>on</strong>s <strong>in</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> colleges <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> educati<strong>on</strong> visited,nor were any <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> FTTSS management committees (UNICEF 2012).EDOREN – Educati<strong>on</strong> Data, Research and Evaluati<strong>on</strong> <strong>in</strong> Nigeria 93
Review <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>literature</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>basic</strong> educati<strong>on</strong> <strong>in</strong> NigeriaSusta<strong>in</strong>ability <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> projectGaruba (2010) had doubts about who would shoulder <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> f<strong>in</strong>ancial burden after UNICEF fund<strong>in</strong>gf<strong>in</strong>ishes, although <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> f<strong>in</strong>al evaluati<strong>on</strong> for GEP II noted that 77% <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> costs were be<strong>in</strong>g borne bystate fund<strong>in</strong>g and NGOs while LGEAs <strong>in</strong> Bauchi and Niger had sp<strong>on</strong>sored additi<strong>on</strong>al scholarships <strong>in</strong>2010/11.Both evaluati<strong>on</strong>s highlighted <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> need for a proper impact evaluati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> scheme, and it wassuggested that female teachers be tracked for a couple <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> years to see to what extent commitmentsare h<strong>on</strong>oured to rema<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> rural schools (UNICEF 2012). Nei<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r evaluati<strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>siders <strong>in</strong> detailwhe<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r this scheme is go<strong>in</strong>g to have a positive impact <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> quality <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> teach<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> rural schools.8.6 Boys and school<strong>in</strong>gThe picture <strong>on</strong> boys’ school<strong>in</strong>g is limited, be<strong>in</strong>g hidden with<strong>in</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> gender-neutral term ‘children’. As aresult, most <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> issues affect<strong>in</strong>g both girls and boys are covered <strong>in</strong> o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r secti<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> report.Where boys are specifically menti<strong>on</strong>ed, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> picture is mixed. Several reports note that <strong>in</strong>itiatives aimedprimarily at boost<strong>in</strong>g girls’ participati<strong>on</strong> <strong>in</strong> school<strong>in</strong>g have also boosted boys’ participati<strong>on</strong> (Chege et al.2008; Adediran 2010). At <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> same time, GEP I evaluati<strong>on</strong>s reported that boys were dropp<strong>in</strong>g out <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>school <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g numbers (Chege et al. 2008; Okojie 2008).8.6.1 Factors affect<strong>in</strong>g boysBoys as well as girls may be denied access due to poverty (actual and opportunity costs) (FOS/ILO 2001).The desire or need to earn m<strong>on</strong>ey has resulted <strong>in</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> n<strong>on</strong>-enrolment, withdrawal or dropout <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> boys <strong>in</strong>rural areas to undertake agricultural labour, and <strong>in</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> case <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> nomadic Hausa-Fulani boys to herd cattle(Okojie 2008; Chege et al. 2008). With<strong>in</strong> more urban areas, boys drop out to trade, carry loads, or workas bus c<strong>on</strong>ductors (FOS/ILO 2001). Boys from more socially deprived backgrounds are also more likely tojo<strong>in</strong> gangs, cults or become ‘area boys’ later, and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>refore be both perpetrators and victims <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> violence(although some all-female gangs exist) (Matusitz and Repass 2009).Most children liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> streets are boys. Aransiola et al.’s (2009) study <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 1,500 street children <strong>in</strong>Kaduna, Lagos and Port Harcourt, which <strong>in</strong>cluded adolescents who had ei<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r never been to school orhad dropped out, were predom<strong>in</strong>antly male (83.1%). In Kaduna <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> proporti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> male resp<strong>on</strong>dents washigher (93.4%), where a number could probably be categorised as almajirai, though <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> term was notused <strong>in</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> paper. Boys liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> street were found to be vulnerable to abuse by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> policeauthorities, who <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ten reportedly molested, deta<strong>in</strong>ed <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>m and/or extracted bribes (ibid.). Almajirai aresimilarly at risk (see below).With<strong>in</strong> schools, boys seem to be subjected to more and harsher corporal punishment based <strong>on</strong> genderstereotypednoti<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> boys be<strong>in</strong>g str<strong>on</strong>ger and naughtier (Bakari 2013; Dunne et al. 2013; see alsoSecti<strong>on</strong> 12.2.4). Fur<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rmore, boys – especially younger boys – also tend to experience higher levels <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>bully<strong>in</strong>g and peer violence than girls (Egbochuku 2007; Adefunke 2010).Okojie (2008: 13) noted: ‘Increas<strong>in</strong>g female access to educati<strong>on</strong> should not be at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> expense <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> boysdropp<strong>in</strong>g out <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> school.’ In additi<strong>on</strong>, Chege et al. (2008: 36) warned: ‘The risk <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> side-l<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> boys <strong>in</strong><str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> process <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> promot<strong>in</strong>g girls and women’s educati<strong>on</strong> may reverse ga<strong>in</strong>s made <strong>in</strong> overall enrolment andparticipati<strong>on</strong>,’ <strong>on</strong> account <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> ‘possible backlashes that may manifest [<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>mselves] <strong>in</strong> hostile genderrelati<strong>on</strong>s between boys and girls’. Thus, for example, what was <strong>in</strong>itially promoted as a scholarshipscheme for girls <strong>in</strong> Niger State was opened up to boys as well after <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re was protest at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>discrim<strong>in</strong>ati<strong>on</strong> aga<strong>in</strong>st boys (Okojie 2012). It is claimed that <strong>on</strong>e <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> reas<strong>on</strong>s boys <strong>in</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> South Eastdrop out from school is because where schools have more girls and female teachers <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> m<strong>in</strong>orityEDOREN – Educati<strong>on</strong> Data, Research and Evaluati<strong>on</strong> <strong>in</strong> Nigeria 94
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