ANALYSIS OF SUCCESS RATE OF NOMADIC EDUCATION IN THE NORTH-EAST NIGERIA USING A MIXED APPROACH

Abstract

This study examine the extent to which children of nomads have access to basic education in the North East Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey research design using Discrepancy Evaluation Model. The population of this study comprised all the pastoral nomadic Pupils and their stakeholders estimated at 196,254. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 900 pupils (20 pupils each from 45 schools), 225 teachers, five teacher each from the selected nomadic primary schools, 45 head teachers were involved from the 45 selected schools, 45 Nomadic Heads (jauros) i.e. 15 each from three States’ pastoral nomadic schools, 30 state Nomadic officials (10 from each States) and five (5) Directors from the National Commission for Nomadic Education Kaduna for the study In all, a total of 1,205 respondents was involved in the study. The instruments used for the study are Nomadic Community Heads Questionnaire (NCHQ), Nomadic Teachers questionnaires (NTQ) and Pupils Focus Group and Nomadic Officials Interview (PFGNOI). Based on the findings obtained from this study, it was concluded that to a great extent, nomads’ children have access to basic education in the North-East, Nigeria. Education is open to both male and female nomad children. It was recommended that the stakeholders of nomadic education should do all things possible to maintain the status of access as well as increasing rate of admission opportunities for both male and female pupils to nomadic basic education in the North east Nigeria.