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Accepted Paper:
Can Our Education be Transformative?: The Dilemma of Nigeria’s Education Sector in a Post-COVID Era
Chinonso Ihuoma
(University of Ibadan)
This study raises the following: How is the global education crisis playing out in Nigeria? Are the curriculums structured to help Nigeria navigate the devastating impact of COVID-19? And how can Nigeria’s education be transformed to become more sustainable in the post-COVID era? among others
Paper long abstract:
The COVID-19 pandemic created a condition that yanked off whatever was left of Nigeria's already struggling education sector. Before COVID struck, the Nigerian education sector grappled with decolonization and rehabilitation issues. However, the upsurge in long-term socio-economic, religious, and political challenges facing Nigeria, coupled with the overwhelming impact of the COVID pandemic, has gravely affected the contribution of the country’s education system to its economic rehabilitation and development. Transformation in education entails the utilization of education for both the development of individuals and society. Consequently, education is a veritable means of increasing not just the intergenerational social mobility of individuals but also reducing a country’s unemployment, poverty, and inequality rates. This study raises the following questions: How is the global education crisis playing out in Nigeria? Is Nigeria producing graduates who cannot fit into the labour force? Is Nigeria producing graduates who can transform the socio-economic conditions of the country? Are the curriculums structured to help Nigeria navigate the devastating impact of COVID-19? How can Nigeria’s education be transformed to curtail the socio-economic blows that emanated from the COVID-19 pandemic? To address these, this study will utilise the historical method and the interrogative design. Primary and secondary sources will be utilised. Primary sources like relevant colonial reports, memoranda, policy papers, and sessional papers on education will be from the National Archives in Ibadan and Enugu. Oral interviews will be conducted using snowballing and purposive sampling methods. The secondary data will include newspapers, textbooks, journal articles, conference papers/presentations/proceedings.