FACTORS INFLUENCING PARENTAL PERCEPTION OF NOMADIC EDUCATION IN SHAGARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA.

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