Corruption And Its Effect In The Nigeria Standard Of Education.
Introduction
One of the greatest threats to Education, social, economic, and political development of any nation is corruption. Therefore, the challenges of corruption remain a major devastating issue facing Nigeria since the colonial period, although, this phenomenon has become a cankerworm that has eaten deep into the fabrics of our system. The United Nations Global Programme against Corruption (GPAC) defines it as “abuse of power for private gain”. Transparency International has chosen a clear and focused definition of the term as “the abuse of entrusted power for private gain”. It can also be defined as a pervasion or change from the generally accepted rules or laws for selfish gain (Farida, 2010). The World Bank however defines corruption as The abuse of office for private gains. Public office is abused for private gain when an official accepts, solicits, or extorts a bribe. It is also abused when private agents actively offer bribes to circumvent public offices and processes for competitive advantages or profit. In view of the above, Agbu (2003:3) observed that public office can be abused for personal benefit even if no bribery occurs, through patronage and nepotism, the theft of state European Scientific Journal February 2013 edition vol.9, assets, or the diversion of state resources. Given this development, therefore, corruption connotes any behavior that deviates from an established norm with regards to public trust. It also means theft of public trust whether the person concerned is elected, selected, nominated, or appointed and it does not matter whether the person affected holds an office or not since anybody can be corrupt.
1.1 Background of the Study
The problem of education emerged from the neglect which the sector suffered from the 1980s leading to the gradual erosion of the system. Inadequacy of funding, lack of teaching tools and modern classrooms, poor numerations, and the acute shortage of qualified teachers, have all contributed to the fall in the standard of education in Nigeria. Westernized Nigerian society which is a high source or way of distribution to students instead of studying, students (pupils) spend their time watching television, playing video games, listening to music channels (Channel O) and the present calamity Facebook, hi5, online media, etc. which prevent them from reading that’s necessary for knowledge acquisition. project topics final year project topics and research materials
Lack of dedication and punctuality to duty by the teachers has contributed to the fall in the standard of education. The teachers show divided loyalty to the teaching job; most teachers pay lip-service to their job, spending more time and energy in other businesses, and less time in the classroom.
Parents also share in the blame; most of them simply do not care about their children’s education. They put all their attention towards money-making, leaving the children’s guidance and motivation to the housemaids and drivers, as a result, the children’s projects, homework will not be done, neither will they be reminded to study at home. Some children derail and drop out.
The government is largely responsible for the falling standard of education; they change policies concerning education so frequently, leaving both teachers and students confused. They also do not equip classrooms and laboratories appropriately to make for effective learning. Corrupt officers who misuse institutions’ money/funds go unpunished. Exam malpractice which is one of the major causes of the falling standard of education has not been tackled by the government. Look at the TSS issue, frequent strikes, and the present universities’ school fees increase.
To gauge the seriousness of society, especially its seriousness about attaining national development goals, we need to appraise the nation’s educational system.
Can we harvest the critical/creative minds necessary to manage the democratic process if we do not invest in human capital development? Or compete in the globalized world of the twenty-fifth century; if a nation does not face its education development seriously, then there is a lot that is wrong with such a society.
To revive the educational sector in order to help in building the individuals to be able to assist the process of developing the society, the government should make sure our schools are equipped with functional libraries and laboratories, with classrooms having modern instructional technologies; computers connected to the internet, projectors audio-visual and video conferencing equipment, etc.
Teachers cannot perform miracles without the necessary teaching aids (tools). Primary and secondary schools, which are the foundation of education should be properly built, funded, and adequately staffed. It is also the duty of a healthy learning environment which also aids the teaching and learning interaction. That is why the United Nations benchmark is that countries must put 26% of their budgets into education.
If the government provides or educates its citizens through functional education then the people will take their rightful places in the social, political, economic, and even religious life endeavors so we can reach great heights and be among the first twenty countries by 2020.
1.2 Statement of the Problem
The problem of education emerged from the neglect which the sector suffered from the 1980s leading to the gradual erosion of the system. Inadequacy of funding, lack of teaching tools and modern classrooms, poor numerations, and the acute shortage of qualified teachers, have all contributed to the fall in the standard of education in Nigeria. One of the greatest threats to Education, social, economic, and political development of any nation is corruption. Therefore, the challenges of corruption remain a major devastating issue facing Nigeria since the colonial period, although, this phenomenon has become a cankerworm that has eaten deep into the fabrics of our system. The United Nations Global Programme against Corruption (GPAC) defines it as “abuse of power for private gain”. Transparency International has chosen a clear and focused definition of the term as “the abuse of entrusted power for private gain”. It can also be defined as a pervasion or change from the generally accepted rules or laws for selfish gain (Farida, 2010). Therefore it is disheartening to note the many funds which were budgeted and allocated for the development of the Educational sector have been diverted for selfish personal gains. The problem confronting this research, therefore, is to appraise how corruption has contributed to the fall of the standard of education in Nigeria.
1.3 Objective of the Study
1 To determine the nature of corruption in Nigeria
2 To determine the nature of the falling standard of education in Nigeria
3 To determine the effect of corruption on the falling standard of education in Nigeria.
1.4 Research Questions
1 What is the nature of the falling standard of education in Nigeria?
2 What is the nature of corruption in Nigeria?
3 What is the effect of corruption on the falling standard of Education in Nigeria?
1.5 Significance of the Study
The study shall proffer a detailed appraisal of the nature of corruption in Nigeria.
The study shall appraise the falling standard of Education in Nigeria
And seek to determine the effect of corruption on the falling standard of education in Nigeria.
The study shall provide significant information for experts in the Educational sector.
1.6 Statement of Hypothesis
1 Ho The Educational Standard in Nigeria is low
Hi The Educational Standard in Nigeria is high
2 Ho The level of corruption in Nigeria is low
Hi The level of corruption in Nigeria is high
3 Ho The effect of corruption on the Educational standard in Nigeria is low
Hi The effect of corruption on the Educational standard in Nigeria is high
1.7 Scope of the Study
The study is focused on the appraisal of how corruption has contributed to the fall of the standard of Education in Nigeria.
1.8 Definition of Terms
EDUCATION DEFINED
Osindeinde (1999) stated that education is an organized and sustained communication designed to bring about learning which involves the acquisition of basic and necessary skills, knowledge, and competence by the learner to change his/her attitude positively towards contributing to the national economic development.
Standard of Education Defined
Teachers without Boarders (2006) reported that the standard of education is how the products of schools can be measured in terms of outcome. That is a measure of how school leavers contribute to society in terms of cognitive, affective, and psychomotor. This is in terms of skills, knowledge, and right attitude acquired by graduates the country produces. When the standard is low, half-baked graduates are produced. These graduates go into the market with less than knowledge and fewer skills and often with dubious attitudes
CORRUPTION DEFINED
The World Bank however defines corruption as The abuse of office for private gains. Public office is abused for private gain when an official accepts, solicits, or extorts a bribe. It is also abused when private agents actively offer bribes to circumvent public offices and processes for competitive advantages or profit.
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