International NGO Journal

  • Abbreviation: Int. NGOJ
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8225
  • DOI: 10.5897/INGOJ
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 264

Full Length Research Paper

Parents’ and children’s perception of the challenges of acquiring primary and post-primary education in rural communities of Rivers State

Nelly O. Kusimo
  • Nelly O. Kusimo
  • Society Empowerment for Transformation Initiative (SETI), 10 Chief Ogbonda Street Artillery, Rumukurushi, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria.
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Adam A. Opeloyeru
  • Adam A. Opeloyeru
  • Society Empowerment for Transformation Initiative (SETI), 10 Chief Ogbonda Street Artillery, Rumukurushi, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria.
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Salome A. Simon
  • Salome A. Simon
  • Society Empowerment for Transformation Initiative (SETI), 10 Chief Ogbonda Street Artillery, Rumukurushi, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria.
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Michael O. Kusimo
  • Michael O. Kusimo
  • Research Unit, LSTM Pembroke Place, L3 5QA, UK.
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Ayoka Mopelola Olusakin
  • Ayoka Mopelola Olusakin
  • Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 04 February 2019
  •  Accepted: 11 February 2019
  •  Published: 28 February 2019

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