Education and Good Governance
EDUCATION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE
INTRODUCTION
Education is considered a ‘right’ and not a privilege. It is a rope that can carry us to greatness. it is one of the most important thing in life because without it you cannot make meaningful contributions towards development. While the concept of good governance indicates the effort the government has made or is making to turnaround the standard of living of the masses . Good Governance has to do with infrastructures, provision of security, social amenities in terms of good health services ,good roads ,model schools, good communication network, water supply ,power supply ,housing and the empowerment of the citizens to be able to carter for themselves through their knowledge and skills acquired at school or after school These two concepts complement each other because it is the government that will make it possible for effective teaching and learning to take place in a country and which in turn will produce knowledgeable , skilled and well articulated leaders. If the children who are the major beneficiaries of the education system , are properly processed into major outputs ,the nation will no doubt get the right people to run her government. The desire for access to school education in order to acquire knowledge and skills and apply them is one thing and to actually acquiring them and showing evidence in having acquired them in concrete terms is another thing. The quality of the product of an institution, no doubt, is evidenced in the quality of performance of the product. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE The National policy on education (2004) stated that no nation can rise above the quality of its citizens. The type of education given to the people of a nation determine the type of government that might exist in that country .if poor quality education is given to it citizens, it is likely that the product will have little or nothing to offer the
INTRODUCTION
Education is considered a ‘right’ and not a privilege. It is a rope that can carry us to greatness. it is one of the most important thing in life because without it you cannot make meaningful contributions towards development. While the concept of good governance indicates the effort the government has made or is making to turnaround the standard of living of the masses . Good Governance has to do with infrastructures, provision of security, social amenities in terms of good health services ,good roads ,model schools, good communication network, water supply ,power supply ,housing and the empowerment of the citizens to be able to carter for themselves through their knowledge and skills acquired at school or after school These two concepts complement each other because it is the government that will make it possible for effective teaching and learning to take place in a country and which in turn will produce knowledgeable , skilled and well articulated leaders. If the children who are the major beneficiaries of the education system , are properly processed into major outputs ,the nation will no doubt get the right people to run her government. The desire for access to school education in order to acquire knowledge and skills and apply them is one thing and to actually acquiring them and showing evidence in having acquired them in concrete terms is another thing. The quality of the product of an institution, no doubt, is evidenced in the quality of performance of the product. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE The National policy on education (2004) stated that no nation can rise above the quality of its citizens. The type of education given to the people of a nation determine the type of government that might exist in that country .if poor quality education is given to it citizens, it is likely that the product will have little or nothing to offer the