THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN NATION BUILDING: A REVIEW IN RESPECT TO NIGERIA AND INDIA

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  • Dr Anshul Bajpai Rinki Devi Senior Lecturer Department of History Yobe State University, Damaturu, Nigeria Research Scholar Department of education Mewar University, Chittorgarh, India

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Education is a vital investment for human and economic development and is influenced by the environment within which it exists. Changes in technology, labour market patterns and general global environment, all require policy responses. Traditions, culture and faith all reflect upon the education system and at the same time are also affected by them.

We are living in an inquiring and innovation-oriented society. The demand of twenty first century is novelty, creativity, and integration of knowledge at global level, research, critical and analytical thoughts. Rapidly social changes are creating uncertainty and complexity in the society. To prepare the children and youth to cope with the present situation needs to develop analytical and critical thinking, skill and attitude that would make them more flexible and innovative to deal with uncertainty and crises at national and global level. 
The greatest need of the hour is to re design curriculum, textbooks, teaching methodology and children’s literature, formal and non-formal educational systems.

This research paper focused on the role and challenges of education in national development. It dwelt extensively on the factors that aids and fosters educational development, Nigeria being the case study in this regard. It further unravels the importance of education in the Nigeria experience stating categorically the dimensions in which education had impacted the Nigeria states with such areas as technological, Industrial, Health, law, Security and Agricultural etc. The research paper further gave a comprehensive analysis of the importance and developmental contributions of tertiary education in contemporary Nigeria society. The importance of education in Professionalism was also extensively overviewed ,that is, the contribution of education to man power development and labour force in Nigeria and the policy underlining the educational system.

The dimensions in which education has deepened the Nigeria democratic experience was also inclusive in the research that is political and social transformation. Nigeria has within a short period witness tremendous growth in social progress, freedom of speech, freedom of association and amongst others human rights, all synonymous with the contribution of education. Finally, the project tries to ascertain the contemporary challenges confronting the educational development in Nigeria and conclusively proffer solution and constructive recommendations. 

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2016-03-31

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