Changing Course, Transforming Education: Experiences of Stay-At-Home Students in Nigerian Public Universities (66189)

Session Information: Higher Education
Session Chair: Tasnia Alam

Sunday, January 8, 2023 (15:05)
Session: Session 2
Room: Live-Stream A
Presentation Type:Live-Stream Presentation

All presentation times are UTC-10 (Pacific/Honolulu)

The covid-19 pandemic adversely contributed to the existing challenges and exacerbated the wide disparity in acquiring quality education in Nigeria. Nonetheless, the poor system of education continues to experience regression even in the aftermath of the pandemic. The recurrent industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities in Nigeria has halted the learning process 16 times, resulting in the loss of more than 50 months of the academic calendar since the transition to a democratic government in 1999. From the 14th of February 2022 to date, learning has been disrupted for Nigerian university students due to an ongoing industrial action. The objective of the 2022 UN Day of Education themed "Changing course, transforming education", is to highlight the voices of students on the changes they want to see to make the education sector more efficient in meeting its set objectives. Documenting the experiences of the affected stay-at-home students through a qualitative survey research design, the study captures the perceptions of 70 students from public universities in Nigeria. They were selected through purposive sampling and data was analyzed using thematic analysis. The study found that gender stereotypes, lack of political will, misappropriation of funds and lack of standard educational curriculum are root causes of defects in the Nigerian educational sector. Proposed recommendations include reformations of laws and educational policies, standardized educational curriculum, patriotism, equitable and inclusive educational system.

Authors:
Olutomiwa Binuyo, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Adeola Oyewole, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia


About the Presenter(s)
Mr Olutomiwa Binuyo is a University Doctoral Student at University of the Western Cape in South Africa

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Last updated: 2023-02-23 23:45:00