ABSTRACT
The study examined the psycho-socioeconomic factors that motivate women's participation in NGO's non-formal education programmes in Lagos state of Nigeria. In view of this, the study identified the various non-formal education programmes organized by NGOs in which women participate in Lagos State as well as the psychological, social and economic factors which motivated the women to participate in such programmes.
In addition, the study investigated the demographic characteristics of women participating in the non-formal education programmes. It also ascertained the extent to which women of differing, income levels differ in their reasons for becoming economically empowered through participating in the non-formal education programmes. The descriptive survey research design was used in this study. A total of 600 women participants in the various NGOs non-formal education programmes were proportionately selected using a combination of simple and stratified sampling techniques from the 77 randomly selected accredited centres.
The main data collecting instruments in the study, were the questionnaire and the proforma. The questionnaire, was titled "Women Participants Questionnaire (WPQ) while the proforma was designed for the programme providers to elicit Information on the number of participants enrolled in each programme in each centre. Frequency tables and percentages were used for the bio-data of respondents while analysis of variance and independent t-test statistical methods were used to analyse the hypotheses.
GRACE, I (2021). Psycho-Socioeconomic Correlates Of Women’s Participation In Non-Governmental Organisations’ Non Formal Education Programmes In Lagos State. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/psycho-socioeconomic-correlates-of-women-s-participation-in-non-governmental-organisations-non-formal-education-programmes-in-lagos-state
GRACE, IKE "Psycho-Socioeconomic Correlates Of Women’s Participation In Non-Governmental Organisations’ Non Formal Education Programmes In Lagos State" Afribary. Afribary, 06 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/psycho-socioeconomic-correlates-of-women-s-participation-in-non-governmental-organisations-non-formal-education-programmes-in-lagos-state. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
GRACE, IKE . "Psycho-Socioeconomic Correlates Of Women’s Participation In Non-Governmental Organisations’ Non Formal Education Programmes In Lagos State". Afribary, Afribary, 06 May. 2021. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/psycho-socioeconomic-correlates-of-women-s-participation-in-non-governmental-organisations-non-formal-education-programmes-in-lagos-state >.
GRACE, IKE . "Psycho-Socioeconomic Correlates Of Women’s Participation In Non-Governmental Organisations’ Non Formal Education Programmes In Lagos State" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 23, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/psycho-socioeconomic-correlates-of-women-s-participation-in-non-governmental-organisations-non-formal-education-programmes-in-lagos-state