WESTERN EDUCATION AND ITS IMPACT ON WOMENS EDUCATION IN JERE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, BORNO STATE, NIGERIA

The study is a survey designed which investigated western education and its impact on women’s education in Jere Local Government Area of Borno state. Four hypothesis and four objectives were formulated and guide the study. A total of fifty (50) questionnaires were used as instrument used in collecting data. The data collected were analysis using simple percentages. It was revealed that western education has negative effect on women’s education with varying degree of perception in three (3) dimensions (i.e. religious, socio-culture and economic) on the basis of the findings of the study, recommendation were made to improve the situation , these are; there is need for the school to be allowing girls who happen to became pregnant in or outside the school for any reason to be accorded at least one academic season leave maternity and be called back to repeat the season missed during this period. The researcher believed repeating of this session will be enough as a punishment for school girls. Social clubs and other community development association should try to enlighten parents about the importance of sending their daughters to school and the benefit of such ventures. Experience in the past has shown that parents usually tend to take advices gives to them by their enlightened community development and social club leader than other. This is because they believed it is belong to them and they are to protect their interest.