Investigation into the Percieved Falling Standard of Education in the Nigerian University Education

Abstract

The sorry state of the education sector in Nigeria, especially the tertiary level is quite alarming. In fact investigation has revealed that the education sector is the least sector the government takes seriously in this country. The adverse effect of this neglect has gotten to a magnitude that if nothing is done urgently to arrest the situation: our generation unborn in this country will be a generation without future. This paper sought to investigate the perceived falling standard of education in the Nigerian tertiary education. The sample consisted of one hundred and fifty (150) students from the Niger Delta University, one hundred and fifty (150) students from the Federal University, Otueke and one hundred stake holders. Altogether, four hundred respondents were randomly selected for the study. Mean and standard deviation and T-test statistical method were employed to analyze the hypothesis raised and tested for significance at alpha level of 0.77 and 0.71 respectively. Findings revealed that some of the problems contributing to the falling standard of education include - corruption too much rots and decay especially in the area of infrastructural facilities. In the light of the above discoveries, recommendations were made: Government should consider the 26% education allocation recommended by UNESCO. There should be less emphasis on paper qualification in the labour market.