Volume 12 Issue 1, January, 2024

Impact Of Computer Education on Nigerian Youth in Reducing Poverty Through Enhancing Digital Literacy

Adeyefa Adesiyan Kolawole & Olugbenga. G. Akindoju

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of computer education on Nigerian youth in reducing poverty through enhancing digital literacy. The study adopted a descriptive phenomenological approach. The research instrument used for this study is the questionnaire. The study's population included all students from Computer Education, Lagos State University, Ojo. Hence one hundred (100) participants were chosen from the 100 – 400 level of the Department of Computer Education. However, only 98 of the 100 questionnaires were found useful for this analysis. Hence the findings were made, that there is a significant relationship between digital literacy and the digital divide among youths in Nigeria. Also, the findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between computer education programmes and poverty alleviation among youths in Nigerians. Based on the findings of this study the paper recommends that the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria should establish a Special Fund and oversee the wise use of the monies to construct poverty alleviation skill centres in every local government in the nation. Also, to allow them to obtain the required facilities that would promote or strengthen students' digital literacy, TETFUND should urge recipient institutions to pay more attention to computer education.

Keywords

Digital literacy, poverty alleviation, youth, digital divide and computer education

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