The impact of tertiary Education to National Development of Nigeria (original) (raw)
The paper x-rays the Nigerian tertiary education system and examines how functional it has been. It argues that the system has been predominantly non-functional, and identifies some factors responsible for the problem. Some of the factors identified are weak commitment of the Nigerian government to the nation's tertiary education system, manifested in poor funding of the nation's higher institutions of learning; incessant strikes; poor implementation of educational policies by relevant authorities; inadequate skilled, qualified and experienced teachers in several departments in the institutions; prevalence of corrupt practices in the higher institutions; weak educational foundation (at the primary and post-primary level), etc. Considering the strong linkage of higher education to national development, the paper argues that the non-functionality of Nigeria's tertiary education system constitutes a clog in the country's wheel of economic progress. It calls for urgent reforms in the system to enhance its contribution to human and national development. Recommendations for policy consideration include strong commitment of government (by way of improved funding) to strengthening the nation's higher institutions and making them more functional; training and retraining of teachers in the institutions; strong commitment to primary and post-primary education; constant review of the school curriculum to reflect/accommodate new developments, etc.
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