Title: The role of home economics education in alleviating poverty for sustainable development and human capacity building in Nigeria
Abstract: The paper defines poverty as illiteracy, social exclusion and insufficient material means to improve family living condition. It stresses the importance of poverty alleviation in curbing the menace of poverty. However,the development of any nation hinges on the social and economic contribution of her citizens. The height at which poverty has reached across the six geo-political zones in Nigeria shown by literature cannot be over emphasized. The paper examines the various poverty alleviation programmes initiated by past and present governments. The study defines the concept of Home economics education, the role it can play in alleviating poverty with various career opportunity within the course content. Thereby preparing learners for entry into employment and advancement in a choosing career. This paper is based on a desk, literature review and a web based research. It concludes that education is indispensable to economic development and no country would experience any advancement without education. Recommendations were made based on findings.
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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