Nigerian Journal of Educational Philosophy

Download/View the cover of the paper, NJEP Vol. 34, No. 1 Abstract Religious organizations played a major role in the advent of western education in Nigeria. It was particularly championed by the European Christian missionaries who entered the country through the southern protectorate around 1842. The primary goal of the missionaries was to convert Africans …

Download/View the cover of the paper, NJEP Vol. 34, No. 1 Abstract Governing Council is a statutory body constituted by the Federal Government for the control of policy, finance, personnel and physical resources of tertiary institutions. Colleges of Education are tertiary institutions established to train learners to become teachers in the primary and post primary …

Download/View the cover of the paper, NJEP Vol. 34, No. 1 Abstract This paper examined administrative autonomy in Nigeria tertiary education. Tertiary education is an autonomous public institution with general function of providing liberal tertiary education, and encouraging the advancement of learning throughout Nigeria. Administrative autonomy is the management of men and women with most …

Abstract This paper examines the autonomy of Nigerian tertiary education: an imperative for social justice delivery.  The university autonomy which means freedom granted each university to conduct its own affairs and policies without undue interference is a fundamental Right of the institution. This autonomy refers to organizational, financial, staffing, and academic independence of universities.  Academic …

Download/View the cover of the paper, NJEP Vol. 34, No. 1 The paper assessed the importance of women’s right to education and implications for national growth and development. The study adopted qualitative methodology adopted that consists of book base analysis. Promoting educational right of both sexes is a major concern of the writers especially as …

Download/View the cover of the paper, NJEP Vol. 34, No. 1 Abstract The development of any nation is essentially hinged on the level of its productive activities; however, it is believed that such activities are dependent on the abundance and optimum utilisation of available talents/skills. Previous researches have identified that Africa possess inexhaustible human and …

Download/View the cover of the paper, NJEP Vol. 34, No. 1 Abstract This paper examines the issues concerning the University autonomy act and the emerging crisis in the university education. it further analysed the philosophies of Nigerian universities education policies, including issues of appointments of Governing council and Vice Chancellor, funding, recruitment, and clarifies some …

Download/View the cover of the paper, NJEP Vol. 34, No. 1 Abstract This work titled ‘Achieving Quality and Relevant Tertiary Education towards Unity in Nigeria’ is an attempt to reposition the tertiary education as a tool for national unity. The work examines the lingering crisis that have translated the Nigerian society into a chaotic state. …

Download/View the cover of the paper, NJEP Vol. 34, No. 1 Abstract This paper focuses on university autonomy and the quest for quality education in Nigeria. It seeks to answer the question whether there can be quality assurance in Nigeria’s system of education through the implementation of university autonomy policy. The paper defines the concepts …

Download/View the cover of the paper, NJEP Vol. 34, No. 1 Abstract Financing higher education in Nigeria today is a crucial national problem. The political, social, and economic factors, currently having a significant impact on the world economy, have necessitated the need to diversify the sources of education funding, truly speaking, reliance on only one …