Analysis of Challenges Facing Post-Basic Education and Career Development (PBECD) in Nigeria and Way Forward

  • Ogunode Niyi Jacob Department of Education, University of Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Mary Mamman Sawa Federal College of Education, Yola, Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/ijie.v5i10.3585
Keywords: Post-Basic Education and Career Development, Teachers, Students

Abstract

This paper examined the challenges facing Post-Basic Education and Career Development (PBECD) in Nigeria. Secondary data were used in the paper. The paper identified inadequate funding, inadequate infrastructural facilities, inadequate professional teachers, corruption, insecurity problems, poor supervision, poor quality assurance, weak school administrators, prevalence of examination malpractice, over-population, poor capacity building, poor implementation of Post-Basic Education and Career Development (PBECD) policies and ineffective guidance and counselling programme as challenges facing Post-Basic Education and Career Development (PBECD) in Nigeria. The paper recommended that government should increase the funding of Post-Basic Education and Career Development (PBECD) in Nigeria.

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Ogunode Niyi Jacob and Mary Mamman Sawa 2022. Analysis of Challenges Facing Post-Basic Education and Career Development (PBECD) in Nigeria and Way Forward. International Journal on Integrated Education. 5, 10 (Oct. 2022), 156-166. DOI:https://doi.org/10.17605/ijie.v5i10.3585.
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