INFLUENCE OF ADULT LITERACY EDUCATION ON WOMEN POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN ILORIN METROPOLIS, KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

Women are mostly denied access to western education as they are believed to be another man’s property and this usually affect their participation in politics in Ilorin Metropolis. Thus, this necessitated the study. The total population of the study comprised of Four hundred and fifty adult learners in the literacy education centers in Ilorin Metropolis. The sample size of the study comprised of two hundred adult learners Adult Literacy and Women Political Participation Instrument (ALWPPI) was used for data collection. The experts in the field of Adult Education, University of Ilorin, validated the instrument. The reliability of the instrument was established with test retest method yielding a value of 0.86. ANOVA and t–test was used to analyse the hypotheses raised in the study. The result showed that there was no statistically significant difference in the perceived influence of adult education on political participation of women in Ilorin Metropolis based on age (F{2, 197} = 1.667, p>0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the perceived influence of adult education on political participation of women in Ilorin East based on marital status (t{197} = 1.714, p>0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the perceived influence of adult education on political participation of women in Ilorin East based on occupational status (F{2, 1971 = 1.352, p>0.05). It was recommended that Government should ensure that basic literacy education that help an individual to read and write should be directed towards the women as this will enhance their participation in the political activities of their respective places.