Abstract
Education is one of the strategies for the development of any nation. Therefore, many nations, governments, including organizations are keen on achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4; which addresses universal basic education. A review of the Nigerian teaching strategy signified a consistent depreciating paradigm which could be attributed to some factors. Despite these factors, there is the belief that the quality of Nigerian education would not have gone down to its present appalling state if students were passionate about learning. A review of literature also showed a paucity of information for understanding the factors challenging the zeal/passion of students for learning. Therefore, this paper aims to fill this gap in knowledge by highlighting these factors and the extent of the decay in the system. A survey design was used to elicit data from a sample of 160 senior secondary school students. Data were collected using a self-structured questionnaire. Mean, Standard Deviation, median, and Mann Whitney U test were used to test and analyze students’ responses. The results showed that factors including weak education foundation and payment for examination malpractice challenged students zeal for learning. The study made suggestions and concluded that these factors need to be considered before SDG4 can be achieved in Nigeria. Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals, Nigeria, learning, students, senior secondary schools DOI : 10.7176/JEP/10-17-05 Publication date :June 30 th 2019
Highlights
Recognizing education as one of the strategies for development, the United Nations (UN) included it as one of the sustainable development goals (SDG 4) which they hope to achieve by 2030
UN has mapped out some strategies which will help in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4; and an appeal to advanced countries to set out funds (Scholarship) to sponsor higher education students from emerging economies.the onus of learning for school students lies in the ability of each country to create a conducive environment for her students
The results of this study showed that many factors, to a great extent challenge the zeal of students for learning in Nsukka Education Zone of Enugu State, Nigeria
Summary
Recognizing education as one of the strategies for development, the United Nations (UN) included it as one of the sustainable development goals (SDG 4) which they hope to achieve by 2030. The overall aim is to support inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all by 2030 To this effect, UN has mapped out some strategies which will help in the achievement of the SDG 4; and an appeal to advanced countries to set out funds (Scholarship) to sponsor higher education students from emerging economies (https://en.unesco.org/gem-report/sdg-goal-4).the onus of learning for school students lies in the ability of each country to create a conducive environment for her students. An idea that has gained support concerning this generation of people is that they grew up with access to computers and the Internet, and are,inherently technology-savvy (Littlejohn&Vojt, 2011; Oblinger&Oblinger, 2005; Palfrey & Gasser, 2008; Prensky, 2001; Tapscott, 1998 in Margaryan, Littlejohn &Vojt, 2011) The proponents of this idea claim that does this generation have sophisticated skills in using digital technologies; they have developed radically new cognitive capacities and learning styles through their exposure to these technologies. These proponents noted that some challenges are affecting digital learning in our contemporary society
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