A philosophical analysis of educational decline in Nigeria

Olu Marius Olorunmota

doi:10.62672/hucse.v2i2.31

Authors

Olu Marius Olorunmota Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62672/hucse.v2i2.31

Keywords:

Corruption, Education standard, Nigeria, Stakeholders, Values

Abstract

One of the challenges that face the education industry in Nigeria seems to be the understanding that the standard of education is falling on daily basis. Reasons given may not be outside the fact that products of Nigerian educational institutions cannot measure up with those of their counterparts in other places of the world. An examination of some of the factors noted to be leading to the wrong misconception reveal that the standard of education may not in the real sense be taken to be falling but that some other factors need to be put in place before one could actually conclude in the affirmative that the standard is actually falling. It is recommended among things that values in Nigeria should be upheld; corruption should be avoided to pave way for adequate supply of educational materials; teachers should be further encouraged and continue in the understanding of values for proper control, and co-ordination; government should make funds available; while the family, the school, and other stakeholders should continue to play their roles in a way to give the education picture positive while equally positively contributing to the overall factors necessary to further promote and continue to maintain the standard which is bringing Nigeria’s name into recognition in all facets and in all parts of the world.

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