Basic Education In Nigeria For Global Competitiveness: The Way Forward.
Volume 1 - Issue 5, November 2017 Edition
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Author(s)
IKORO, IBEKWE STANLEY, EZEANYIM, UCHECHUKWU ELIZABETH
Keywords
Basic education, globalization, global competitiveness,
Abstract
Basic Education for global competitiveness, should be the type of education that would be given to the citizenry (learners) to enable them acquire knowledge, skills, and work experience that are desirable to solve such global challenges as climate change, poverty, insecurity, ecology and economy. Unfortunately, the potentials of the basic education programme to fulfill these responsibilities is always challenged by poor funding, poor planning, inadequate infrastructure and instructional facilities. This paper therefore, tried to examine some of these challenges together with the strategies embark upon by the Federal Government of Nigeria in making Basic education globally competitive. Recommendations were made ,among which include that the Government Agencies in charge of Basic Education programme should review and include in the curriculum some elements of global challenges such as climate change, poverty, insecurity, among other things.
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