Educational Development in Borno State. A Study of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council
CHAPTER ONE
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
Research objectives are just as useful as they are in most other aspects of life. “Research objectives provide the researcher a wonderful feeling of aim and direction,” according to Torty (2021). The study’s overall purpose is to investigate the educational development in Borno state. A study of Maiduguri metropolitan council. The study, on the other hand, was focused on achieving these precise goals:
- Examine the factors that hinders to educational development in Maiduguri Metropolitan council.
- Examine the extent to which these factors affect educational development in Maiduguri Metropolitan council.
- Proffer possible solutions to educational development in Maiduguri Metropolitan council.
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
INTRODUCTION
Our focus in this chapter is to critically examine relevant literatures that would assist in explaining the research problem and furthermore recognize the efforts of scholars who had previously contributed immensely to similar research. The chapter intends to deepen the understanding of the study and close the perceived gaps.
Precisely, the chapter will be considered in two sub-headings:
- Conceptual Framework, and
- Theoretical Framework
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Development Of Educational Philosophies In Nigeria
The reports of the two Phelps- Stoke’s committees that visited West Africa in 1920 and East and Central Africa in 1924, criticized the system of education being given to Africans as being classically book based. They accused the missionaries for following the ideals prevailing in their home countries, which might not work functionally in Africa. The reports further condemned the subjects being taught to Africans as being direct copies of the subject contents from British and America schools with little attempt to use local materials in the teaching of the subjects like history and geography.
The two commissions however recommended that:
- Education should be developed along the vocational and cultural lives of the people.
- The needs of African societies to met through education so as to promote development.
- Educational and Religious responsibilities of Government should be effectively organised and supervised.
These criticisms and recommendations undoubtedly laid the foundation for the evolution of the colonial educational policies in Africa, for it influenced the British Government to asses sits responsibilities on education to its colonies. In 1923 therefore, it decided “to approve the establishment of an advisory committee on native education in tropical areas to advise the Secretary of state for the colonies on matters of native education and to assist him in advancing the progress of education in the British tropical Africa”(Adesina)The committee worked tirelessly and produced a thirteen point memorandum, which provided for the first time, a sound basis for Nigeria’s educational policies. They are as follows:
- Government should control educational policies and cooperate with educational agencies. Each territory should have an Education Advisory Board on which all educational interests should be represented.
- Education should be adapted to the mentality, aptitudes, occupations and traditions ofthe various peoples, conserving as far as possible, all sound and healthy elements in the fabric of their social life; adapting them where necessary to changed circumstances and progressive ideas, as an agent of natural growth and evolution.
- Government should be concerned with religious and character training.
- Education service must be made to attract the best men from Britain, whether for permanent career or for short- service appointment.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
INTRODUCTION
In this chapter, we described the research procedure for this study. A research methodology is a research process adopted or employed to systematically and scientifically present the results of a study to the research audience viz. a vis, the study beneficiaries.
RESEARCH DESIGN
Research designs are perceived to be an overall strategy adopted by the researcher whereby different components of the study are integrated in a logical manner to effectively address a research problem. In this study, the researcher employed the survey research design. This is due to the nature of the study whereby the opinion and views of people are sampled. According to Singleton & Straits, (2009), Survey research can use quantitative research strategies (e.g., using questionnaires with numerically rated items), qualitative research strategies (e.g., using open-ended questions), or both strategies (i.e., mixed methods). As it is often used to describe and explore human behaviour, surveys are therefore frequently used in social and psychological research.
POPULATION OF THE STUDY
According to Udoyen (2019), a study population is a group of elements or individuals as the case may be, who share similar characteristics. These similar features can include location, gender, age, sex or specific interest. The emphasis on study population is that it constitute of individuals or elements that are homogeneous in description.
This study was carried out to examine educational development in Borno state. A study of Maiduguri metropolitan council. Staffs of Ministry of Education, Borno State form the population of the study.
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
INTRODUCTION
This chapter presents the analysis of data derived through the questionnaire and key informant interview administered on the respondents in the study area. The analysis and interpretation were derived from the findings of the study. The data analysis depicts the simple frequency and percentage of the respondents as well as interpretation of the information gathered. A total of thirty-six (36) questionnaires were administered to respondents of which only thirty (30) were returned and validated. This was due to irregular, incomplete and inappropriate responses to some questionnaire. For this study a total of 30 was validated for the analysis.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
SUMMARY
In this study, our focus was to examine educational development in Borno state. A study of Maiduguri metropolitan council using Ministry of Education, Borno State as a case study. The study specifically was aimed at examining the factors that hinders to educational development in Maiduguri Metropolitan council, examine the extent to which these factors affect educational development in Maiduguri Metropolitan council, and proffer possible solutions to educational development in Maiduguri Metropolitan council.
The study adopted the survey research design and conveniently enrolled participants in the study. A total of 30 responses were received and validated from the enrolled participants where all respondent are drawn from the staff of Ministry of Education, Borno State.
CONCLUSION
Based on the finding of this study, the following conclusions were made:
The factors that hinders educational development in Maiduguri Metropolitan council are Poor FundingPoor Governance, Corruption., Lack of Responsibility and Control., Politicization of Education, Lack of Infrastructure, Indiscipline, Poor Parenting and Guidance, Insurgency, Inadequate and unqualified teachers, Poor and outdated curriculum, and Poor management. These factors have affected educational development in Maiduguri Metropolitan council to a very high extent.
Development of education affects the economic, social, political, environmental and cultural aspect of a country and be affected by these factors (socio-political, economic, environmental and cultural dimension). For that, education must be developed so as to get development in all aspects of life. The research work looked at some problems affecting education development in Nigeria as well as the factors in question. In conclusion, the study brings some ways to improve and develop the education of Nigeria such as funding, the motivation of the teachers, provision of guideline, organizing seminar, workshop, conference, etc.
RECOMMENDATIONS
In the light of the findings and conclusions, the following recommendations are hereby proposed:
To ensure sound education, provision of guidelines has to be adapted which helps in defining right and obligations, powers and functions in all education control and the existing legal organization which will lead to the all participants to have efficiency, and effectiveness of the teaching-learning processes Equally, well-did assignment, articles, books, journals, pamphlet, related degree project, master’s thesis, doctoral dissertation, and postdoctoral research, just mention a few should be published so as every record would be stored for public utilities. Much funds should be put in the educational sector at least 26% of the Nigerian budget as one the UNESCO’s recommendation.
Teachers also have to be motivated through workshop, seminar, symposia, adequate remuneration, etc in order to be vibrant and energetic in their duties or works. Consequently, the key factor that improves and develops the education is the teacher’s knowledge, experience and qualification of education as a course (e.g. NCE, B.Ed., M.Ed., PDE and PGDE) teaching course. For that, attention has to pay on teachers’ in-service, workshop, seminar, symposia, etc so as to acquire more knowledge to impart to the students for the betterment and development of education in the country. In addition, extra-curricular activities should be emphasized on such as sports, debate, quiz, etc for the students to be motivated to develop physically as well as psychologically and gusto to work. As wise man says “education is nothing but action”.
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