Vol 9 Issue 1 January 2022-February 2022
Jelani Sidi, Rilwan Nakazalle Usman, Sadiq Abubakar
Abstract: This paper examined tsangaya system of education in contemporary Nigeria: Challenges and way forward with a special focus to Jigawa, Katsina, Sokoto and Zamfara. The study is primarily based on quantitative research. A descriptive survey research approach was employed to carry out this study. The study’s population and sample size are 405 and 252 respectively. A total copies of 252 questionnaires were distributed to teachers of the sampled schools in Jigawa, Katsina, Sokoto and Zamfara states. Out of the 252 copies of questionnaire, 231 copies were retrieved by the respondents, 6 of which were discarded because it was not properly answered. Hence, only 225 copies of questionnaire were correctly answered and analyzed upon, which represents a response rate of 89 percent. Stratified random sampling techniques was adopted in selecting Almajiris schools for the study. The results revealed that insufficient funding by the government to ensure effective implementation of the Almajiri and Tsangaya system of education is one of the major challenges facing the Almajiri system of education. Moreover, there is no enough accommodation in the existing Almajiri schools such as classes, hostel/rooms, office(s), toilets, bathrooms, laundries and recreational facilities. The study recommend the need for the government to provide sufficient fund to ensure effective implementation of the Almajiri and Tsangaya system of education. Furthermore, the Federal and State Government should provide good accommodation in the existing Almajiri schools, including classes, hostel/rooms, office(s), toilets, bathrooms, laundries and recreational facilities to the Almajiri pupils. The government should also include vocational skills in the school system to enable for pupils to have some means of earning a living.
Keywords: tsangaya system, education, school system, Almajiris schools, Almajiri pupils.
Title: TSANGAYA SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD (A STUDY OF JIGAWA, KATSINA, SOKOTO AND ZAMFARA STATES)
Author: Jelani Sidi, Rilwan Nakazalle Usman, Sadiq Abubakar
ISSN 2394-9694
International Journal of Novel Research in Humanity and Social Sciences
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