Abstract:
This study was designed to investigate factors influencing parental perception of nomadic
education in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Descriptive survey design
was employed which used Krejcie and Morgan (1971) table for determining the sample
size in selecting the subjects for the study, the instruments used were Focus Group
Discussion (FGDs) guide, interview and observation were the major instruments used in
data collection. Subject of the research work were derived using stratified random
sampling technique. Three hundred and eight four (384) subjects were drawn from the
total population. The instruments used were validated by experts in the Faculty of
Education and Extension Services of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Frequency
counts and percentages were used to analyze the data collected from FGD guide,
interview. and observation. The result of the study shows that most of the nomads parent
are illiterates and do not understand the importance of education, rather attaching more
importance to animal rearing than education. It also revealed that economic hardship
rendered nomads vulnerable. Among other things it was recommended that field
education officers and teachers handling nomadic education would need to be trained for
the new curriculum as well as on the nomadic culture to enhance their interaction
