IGWEBUIKE AS A COMPLEMENTARY APPROACH TO THE ISSUE OF GIRL-CHILD EDUCATION

KANU Ikechukwu Anthony

Abstract


A cursory glance at the educational system in Africa reveals that, although a substantial progress  has  been  achieved  in  the  area  of  girl-child  education,  however,  the  disparity  in gender education still remains an issue of concern as there are still fewer girls in school than boys. It is this regard that this piece attends to the questions of girl-child education from   an   African   perspective,   employing   Igwebuike   as   an   African   complementary philosophy,  with  the  purpose  of  emphasizing  the  dangerousconsequences  of  poor  girl-child  education  on  the  whole  society.  The  hermenueti  method  of  inquiry  would  be employed for the purpose of this study.

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