POLICY AND SITUATION ANALYSIS OF WOMEN CONTINUING EDUCATION IN SOKOTO STATE. A STUDY OF WOMEN CENTRE FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION

The motivation for this study was informed by the seernmg low enrolment level of the females in schools in Sokoto state. To identify the reasons why they withdrew from schools and the motivating factor for their re-joining schools after a long break. The sample consisted of 300 students who were all females in categories of single, married, divorced and widows, selected randomly from Women Centre for Continuing Education Sokoto. Fifty other respondents that consisted of teachers of the school, civil servants, NGO's and self employed people. A 24 item self designed questionnaire was administered to the respondents. The study found out that the establishment of the Women Centre for Continuing Education, and the conducive learning environment in the school helped motivate the re-joining of the school by the dropouts. Also that the students both single, married, divorced and widowed have almost the same views of rejoining the school. It was recommended that more of these schools should be established in all the local governments in the state. Also education should be made totally free for women, and more enlightenment campaigns on laws prohibiting withdrawal of females from school should be carried out by the government.