An Analysis of Factors Responsible for High Out of School Children in Nigeria and Way Forward

  • Niyi Jacob Ogunode University of Abuja, Nigeria
  • Chinwuba Mary Adanna University of Abuja
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/ijie.v5i6.3174
Keywords: Basic Education, Children, Funding, Insecurity, Out of school

Abstract

One of the major problem facing Nigeria as Country is how to address the problem of out of school children. Every year the population of out of school children keeps increasing. It has been observed that Nigeria has the highest out of school children in the World. This paper examined the factors responsible for out of school children in Nigeria. Among other things, the paper discussed are; concept of out of school children, factors responsible for out of school children in Nigeria and the paper suggested the way forward.

References

1. Abara, L.N., Ogunode, N.J. & Olatunde-Aiyedun, T.G. (2022). Assessment of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Usage for School Administration in Early Child Care Centre in Gwagwalada Area Councils, FCT. Spanish Journal of Society and Sustainability, 2, 1-9. http://sjss.indexedresearch.org/index.php/sjss/article/view/5/5
2. Aiyedun, E.A., Olatunde-Aiyedun, T.G. & Ogunode, N.J. (2021). Factors hindering the progress of Nigerian Universities in the global ranking of universities. International Journal of Development and Public Policy, 1(6), 183–187.
3. http://openaccessjournals.eu/index.php/ijdpp/article/view/706
4. Ajemba, H.E., Ahmed, F.M., Ogunode, N.J. & Olatunde-Aiyedun, T.G. (2021). Problems facing science teachers in public secondary schools in Nigeria and way forward. International Journal of Discoveries and Innovations in Applied Sciences, 1(5), 118-129. http://openaccessjournals.eu/index.php/ijdias/article/view/280
5. Akpan, C.P. (undated). Types of Educational Planning/Reasons for Planning Education.
6. Campbell, O. O. (2002). Educational planning, management and school organization. Lagos: Babs Olatunji Publishers.
7. Ekpo, C.G. & Aiyedun, T.G. (2019). Environmental Education: A tool for creation of awareness on adaptation to climate change in Nigeria. IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSR-JRME), 9 (6) 12-21.
8. Gbadamosi, L. (2005). Basic of educational planning. Ogun State: Triumph Publishers.
9. Guardian (2022) Stakeholders lament as Jonathan’s N1.5b Almajiri Schools rot away. https://guardian.ng/features/stakeholders-lament-as-jonathans-n1-5b-almajiri-schools-rot-away/
10. Fabunmi, M. (2007). Perspective in educational planning. Ibadan: Odun Publishers. Https://Nairametrics.Com/2020/09/28/Schoolfeeding-Programme-We-Found-N2-6-Billion- In-Private-Accountsicpc/
11. Ibia, I.E (2014). Application of the Principles of Social Demand Approach (SDA) in the Implementation of Universal Basic Education (UBE) In Nigeria: A sociological analysis. Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 2(1), 156-160.
12. Longe, R. (2003). Introduction to Educational Planning. In J.B. Babalola (ed). Basic text in educational planning. Ibadan: Awemark Industrial Printers.
13. Nairametric (2020) School Feeding Programme: We Found N2.6 Billion In Private Accounts – Icpc.
14. NEEDS, (2014). Needs assessment in the Nigerian education sector. International organization for migration, Abuja, Nigeria.
15. NOUN (2012). Implementation of educational policy plans. Lagos, Nigeria
16. Ogunode, N.J. (2020). Administration of public universities in Nigeria: Problems and solutions JurnalSinestesia, 10(2), 98-109
17. Ogunode, J.N. (2021a). Implementation of universal basic education law: problems and solutions. Intercathedra 4(49), 213–221.
18. Ogunode, N.J. (2021b). Challenges Preventing Effective Planning of Education in Nigeria and the Ways Forward. Central Asian. Journal of theoretical and applied sciences. 2(2), 30-41.
19. Ogunode, N.J., Abubakar, M. (2021). National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in Nigeria: Achievement, Problems of Implementation and way forward. Pindus Journal of Culture, Literature, and ELT (8), 25-32.
20. Olanijonu, S.O., Adekoya, S.O. & Gbenu, J.P (2008). Fundamental of educational planning. Lagos: Micodex Nig. Ltd.
21. Ogunode, N.J. & Ahaotu, G.N. (2021). Effects of Incessant closure of schools on school administration in Northern Nigeria. International Journal of Innovative Analyses and Emerging Technology 1(4), 98-103
22. Ogunode, N.J. Ahaotu G.N. & Obi-E.U. (2021). Effects of insecurity on school administration in Nigeria. Middle European Scientific Bulletin, 13, 94-102.
23. Ogunode, N.J, Jegede, D. & Ajape T.S. (2021). Educational policies of primary school education in Nigeria: Challenges Preventing the implementation and the Ways Forward. Central Asian Journal of Social Sciences and History 2(3), 14-26.
24. Ogunode, N.J, Eyiolorunse-Aiyedun, C.T. & Olatunde-Aiyedun, T.G. (2021). Educational planning in Nigeria during covid-19: problems and way forward. Academicia Globe: Inderscience Research, 2(07), 137–147. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/RM4SY
25. Ogunode, N.J., Iyabode, A.E. & Olatunde-Aiyedun, T.G. (2022). Community service programme of Nigerian public tertiary institutions: problems and way forward. Spanish Journal of Innovation and Integrity, 5, 1-9.
26. http://sjii.indexedresearch.org/index.php/sjii/article/view/64
27. Ogunode N. J. & Kolo, F. (2021). Effects of insecurity on basic education administration in Northern Nigeria. International Journal of Discoveries and Innovations in Applied Sciences 1(7), 1-8
28. Ogunode, N.J., Olatunde-Aiyedun, T.G. & Akin-Ibidiran, T.Y. (2021). Challenges preventing effective supervision of universal basic education programme in Kuje Area Council of FCT, Abuja, Nigeria. Middle European Scientific Bulletin, 16, 63-72. https://cejsr.academicjournal.io/index.php/journal/article/view/712
29. Ogunode, N.J. & Onyekachi, M.C. (2021). Education financing in Nigeria: Problems and the way forward. International Journal of Development and Public Policy, 1(5), 162-176.
30. Ojelade, I.A., Aiyedun, T.G. & Aregebesola, B.G. (2019). Environmental Education as an Instrument for awareness creation on the health effects of water contamination in Saburi Community of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nigeria. The Researcher: A Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2 (1), 1- 16.
31. http://www.researchersjournal.org/j2/papers/v2n1a.pdf
32. Olamoyegun, S.O., Olatunde-Aiyedun, T.G. & Ogunode, N.J. (2022). Funding of Science Programme in Public Secondary School in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. European Journal of Innovation in Nonformal Education (EJINE), 2(2), 1-7.
33. http://innovatus.es/index.php/ejine/article/view/246
34. Olatunde-Aiyedun, T.G. (2021a). Interaction Effect of Animation Teaching Strategy on Students’ Achievement in Climate Change. Journal of Ethics and Diversity in International Communication, 1(6), 1–15. http://openaccessjournals.eu/index.php/jedic/article/view/559
35. Olatunde-Aiyedun, T.G. (2021b). Student teachers’ attitude towards teaching practice. International Journal of Culture and Modernity, 8, 6-17. http://ijcm.academicjournal.io/index.php/ijcm/article/download/59/58
36. Tribune (2021) Education in disarray: more than 10,000 schools in the north closed, 400,000 students affected. https://www.tribuneonlineng.com/education-in-disarray-more-than-10000-schools-in-the-north-closed-400000-students-affected
37. Thewhistler (2020) Education secretary arraigned for diverting school feeding fund in Sokoto. https://thewhistler.ng/education-secretary-arraigned-for-diverting-school feeding-fundin- sokoto/
38. Premiumtime (2020) More than half of Nigeria education budget lost to corruption https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/330104-more-than-half-of-
39. Punch (2021). FG Suffers N15trn Revenue short fall in six years https://punchng.com/fg-suffers-n15tn-revenue-shortfall-in-six-years/
40. Voannews (2021). 18.5 Million Nigerian Children Are Out of School. https://www.voanews.com/a/millions-nigerian-children-are-out-of-school-unicef-says/6569716.html
Published
2022-06-08
How to Cite
[1]
Ogunode, N.J. and Adanna, C.M. 2022. An Analysis of Factors Responsible for High Out of School Children in Nigeria and Way Forward. International Journal on Integrated Education. 5, 6 (Jun. 2022), 194-202. DOI:https://doi.org/10.17605/ijie.v5i6.3174.
Issue
Vol. 5 No. 6 (2022): IJIE
Section
Articles

In submitting the manuscript to the International Journal on Integrated Education (IJIE), the authors certify that:

  • They are authorized by their co-authors to enter into these arrangements.
  • The work described has not been formally published before, except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review, thesis, or overlay journal.
  • That it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere,
  • The publication has been approved by the author(s) and by responsible authorities – tacitly or explicitly – of the institutes where the work has been carried out.
  • They secure the right to reproduce any material that has already been published or copyrighted elsewhere.
  • They agree to the following license and copyright agreement.

License and Copyright Agreement

Authors who publish with International Journal on Integrated Education (IJIE) agree to the following terms:

  • Authors retain copyright and grant the International Journal on Integrated Education (IJIE) right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  • Authors can enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the International Journal on Integrated Education (IJIE) published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or edit it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
  • Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) before and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.