www.msocialsciences.com A Daughter Not a Son as Predictor of Reggio Emilia Early Childhood Development Acceptance: Paradigm Shift in Households of Rural Areas in Northern Nigeria

Having daughters, not sons to predict accepting education although for children may be controversial in a patriarchal society, whiles the actual sense is merit. This so, as society first, perceived daughter and son from traditional gender ideology instead of human capital view. Patriarchal feels guilty when daughters turn out determined, assertive, competent than sons. paper explores predictors Reggio Emilia Early Childhood development (REA-ECD) acceptance, paradigm shift educating equally rural households basis development. A changing thought belief reality life society. The draws analysis on collected data 216 Binary Logistic Regression (BLR). It identified predictor high REA-ECD acceptance northern Nigeria. constructed household background Models with conclusion that breakthrough through curtailing gender-based stratification predicted RAE-ECD acceptance. Therefore, system erode education, future mothers might have increased quality. easier provision policies, studies, indigenous knowledge skills improvement.