elationship in a study indicating women's perceptions of their needs which was conducted by Trivedi (1992).
The specific purpose of Trivedi's study was to examine the nonformal education needs (e.g. such as the need for nutritional education) of rural women in the sociocultural context of a village. Although this study was conducted using samples of women in India, it seems reasonable to suggest that findings can be used as a frame to regard other Third World countries such as Nigeria.
The objectives of the study were to examine: (1) the physical, social and cultural milieu that influence women's need for and participation in nonformal education; (2) the needs that can be addressed through nonformal education programs; and
(3) the perceptions and attitudes of women toward nonformal education.
It was assumed that the needs of women were, at least to some extent, determined by and grow out of the sociocultural context and therefore can be adequately understood only in terms of this context. An ethnographic approach was used t
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