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Teke, Abdullahi Muhammad; Khalid, Maryam; Katami, Nasiru Abubakar – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2022
The term "Almajiri" in Nigeria is used to describe those children or youths who left their hometowns in search for Islamic education. Unlike pre-colonial Nigeria, the "Almajiri" system of education flourished and recorded exceptional accomplishment in literacy and social services, but today the system is faced with a myriad of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Islamic Culture, Islam, Religious Education
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Wushishi, Aminu Aliyu – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2014
In an attempt to develop plans for making Education for All a reality, four agencies of the United Nations brought together over 150 governments in 1990 to Jomtien, Thailand, and also in 2000 in Dakar, Senegal, with the aim of making education equally accessible to all. Nigeria is one of the countries that signed the Jomtien declaration in 1990,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Education, Barriers, Equal Education