CHALLENGES OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: CONSEQUENCES AND SOLUTIONS TO THE MENACE
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The paper focused on the challenges militating against sound educational development in Nigeria, which include poor funding, low teacher quality, poorly motivated teachers that largely lack respect in our societies. Similarly, inadequate and dilapidated infrastructure and inconsistencies in our educational curricula are additional factors. The consequences of the neglect to provide sound training to our youths have also been highlighted, which result in poor and low quality personnel in all sectors of human endeavour, with no jobs for the youths after graduation and hence, becoming threats to national security. Some solutions to the menace identified revolve around roles that the youths, parents, communities and government should play, including the adoption of electronic teaching.
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