How Can Education Transform Society: The Nigerian Phenomenon?

Abstract

This paper examines the sociological and philosophical issue of the relationship between education and society. It adopts conceptual, analytical and prescriptive methods to identify some weaknesses that need to be overcome in Nigerian education for it to adequately serve as an instrument for national transformation and development as envisaged in the Nigerian National Policy on Education. For any national transformation agenda to work, moral education of the citizens cannot be left to chance. Therefore, an integrative approach to moral education is suggested for formal education levels. This is to be complemented with modeling and behaviourists approach in the larger society. While education may not be expected to transform the society in a drastic manner because it is part and parcel of the society it seeks to transform, all hands must be on deck to reposition it to produce moral human beings who can positively impact on their society