Formal Education: A Catalyst to Nation Building

The limitless availability of information necessitates education to stand out as the key factor for human and national development. As an advocate of the social values of freedom, dignity and charity the church stated clearly that education belongs to the inalienable human rights. This study critically analyses the Nigerian educational system.

Anthony Chimaka is a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Okigwe (Nigeria). His academic background is in Philosophy and Theology, and his research focuses on Social Ethics.

Contents: The description of Education and Nation building – The Teachings of the Church on Education and Human development – A Brief Historical Survey of the Development of Education in Nigeria – Aims of Educational Acquisition – Formal Education and some Factors of Nation Building in Nigeria – Targets (strategies) towards National Development – Some Issues of Concern in Nigerian Educational System.