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Integrating The Nigerian Education Sector into The Global Education Space: Economic Implications of Lecturers Exposure and Practices

Authors
Blessing Ebichi Anyikwa1, *, Stella Okwuchi Onyeagbako2, Muhideen Adewale Oladejo3
1Department of Adult Education, Faculty of Education,University of Lagos, Akoka - Lagos, Nigeria
2Department of Social Science Education Faculty of Education, Imo State University, Owerri
3Department of Educational Foundations and Administration, Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Otto/ Ijanikin, Lagos, Nigeria
* Corresponding author. Email: ebblessing@yahoo.com
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Blessing Ebichi Anyikwa
Available Online 13 November 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211101.013How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Nigerian Education Sector; Global Education; Economic Implication; Lectures Exposure
Abstract

The need to tap from the global education space has attracted the attention of stakeholders in recent times. This study, therefore, investigated the integration of the Nigerian Education System into the Global Education Space. Three research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. The study used the descriptive survey research design. The population comprised 7,683 academic staff in the five federal Universities in the South-East, Nigeria, while the sample was a total of 380 academic staff who were selected using the multi-stage sampling approach. A 25-item validated instrument titled Global Education Scale has used to elicit information from the respondents. The instrument’s reliability was determined using the Cronbach Alpha method, and a coefficient of 0.71 obtain. The stated research question answer using mean and standard deviation, while the hypothesis test using Pearson Product-Moment Correlation statistics at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that the level of exposure and practices on global education among lecturers was significantly low, and a significant relationship exists between the Nigerian education system and global education. Therefore, the government increases allocation to education adequately trains lecturers on global education, and the Nigerian education system should be integrated into the global education space to tap every benefit across the globe.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Continuing Education and Technology (ICCOET 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
13 November 2021
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.211101.013
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211101.013How to use a DOI?
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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
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