Quality education is the one that provides all formal and informal
learners with capabilities they need to become economically
productive,develop sustainable incomes,contribute to societies and
increase their well being. Capacity development is relevant to improve
the quality of teachers and other education stakeholders. We focus more
on certificates in Africa than getting the required skills. sets needed
to be independent and It's believed that education leads to
empowerment,fighting poverty and inequality in society.
There's a
need for African societies to meet some certain criteria or dimension in
other to make education to be of high quality.
It's believed that education leads to empowerment,fighting poverty and inequality in society.
There's a need for African societies to meet some certain criteria or dimension in other to be of high quality
First one is equity in education has to do with gender,ethnicity and
family background not been a huge barrier to achieve educational
potentials but a need for females to have minimum level of education.
Second one is African kids are not allowed to reach their potentials.
Solutions basically is just for African kids especially to have or know
what they are meant to do at all times.
There's the issue of
education ministry been on shambles due to corruption and nepotism..the
right people for the jobs are no longer employed and lots of bribes is
also sinking the ministry.
Next is the problem of unqualified
teachers in schools and weaknesses of lecturers in universities ..they
dint have time to offer quality service which they are paid for monthly
to the students..they failed to retrained themselves even though the
ministry or education boards don't do it for them..they fail to even
teach students with correct syllabus and right curriculum.
Government
has also failed in the progress of education in Africa, they are more
interested in partying,buying huge houses,embezzlement of funds.
Their kids ain't affected because they are all studied abroad which is why they can't feel the pains of the masses
And lastly...no practical backgrounds ..this has to do with many
schools in all parts of Africa from primary to university,students are
taught with little or no practical knowledge..
No well.installed functional equipment for practicals,no exchange programs ,less field trips,strikes.
All this have demoralized most students not to even read again..what
they do is to sort their teachers or lecturers through the back door
either through money,gifts or their body.
Looking at the solution
for getting quality education in Africa is truly a long way to go but we
can make it if we believe in it because this makes any country to grow.
There's a need for students to have a balance set of becoming
productive,and also be independent by having a skill and also
educational degree .
There's a need for checks and balances in all education ministries all around Africa.
Looking at Nigeria.
A policy was initiated by some concern change agents in Lagos which am
happy to be part of and its the policy of quality assurance in all
public schools from primary to secondary which has started last year November.
Quality assurance is an education policy which has to do
with quality assurance officers going to schools to check what's
happening and any school that doesn't meet up to standard will be merge
or closed down.
On a final note...
Quality education in Africa
has always been a miss because the old African societies were learned
even without going through schools as they are now..So I see it as a way
for sustainability to pave into Africa and for the younger generation
to be informed because the consequences of social media is huge that
they have lost interest to schooling.
Presentation by
Haji (SDGsACT lagos )
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