THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Essential changes in any knowledgeable and dependable social society are not unconnected to educational renaissance. However, education as a potential factor in determining sustainable development in Nigeria is grossly understudied. Consequently, this study investigates the relationship between educ...
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| description | Essential changes in any knowledgeable and dependable social society are not unconnected to educational renaissance. However, education as a potential factor in determining sustainable development in Nigeria is grossly understudied. Consequently, this study investigates the relationship between education and sustainable development in Nigeria. The study adopted the ex-post-facto research design and utilized time series data which were sourced from CBN Statistical Bulletin from 1992 to 2021. The data were analyzed using the ARDL model to determine both the long run and short run relationships between education and sustainable development. Inferences were drawn at 5% level of significance. The estimated long run ARDL model showed that education crowd-out sustainable development in Nigeria with a negative and significant relationship. Population had a positive and significant relationship with sustainable development. Hence, based on the established relationship between education and sustainable development, the study concluded that education is significant with weaken effect on sustainable development. The study therefore recommended that the government of Nigeria should ensure quality control and result oriented policies at all levels of education in Nigeria, educational funding in Nigeria should be adequate, conducive learning environment should be enhanced. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-819802df48f74a6784fc894a10aeae332022-12-22T02:43:16ZengTechnopressJournal of Public Administration, Finance and Law2285-22042285-34992022-08-011124716https://doi.org/10.47743/jopafl-2022-24-01THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIAFelix ABERU0Yusuf Oke LAWAL1Department of Economics, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu Ode, NigeriaDepartment of Economics, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, NigeriaEssential changes in any knowledgeable and dependable social society are not unconnected to educational renaissance. However, education as a potential factor in determining sustainable development in Nigeria is grossly understudied. Consequently, this study investigates the relationship between education and sustainable development in Nigeria. The study adopted the ex-post-facto research design and utilized time series data which were sourced from CBN Statistical Bulletin from 1992 to 2021. The data were analyzed using the ARDL model to determine both the long run and short run relationships between education and sustainable development. Inferences were drawn at 5% level of significance. The estimated long run ARDL model showed that education crowd-out sustainable development in Nigeria with a negative and significant relationship. Population had a positive and significant relationship with sustainable development. Hence, based on the established relationship between education and sustainable development, the study concluded that education is significant with weaken effect on sustainable development. The study therefore recommended that the government of Nigeria should ensure quality control and result oriented policies at all levels of education in Nigeria, educational funding in Nigeria should be adequate, conducive learning environment should be enhanced.https://www.jopafl.com/uploads/issue24/THE_RELATIONSHIP_BETWEEN_EDUCATION_AND_SUSTAINABLE_DEVELOPMENT_IN_NIGERIA.pdfeducation; sustainable development; ardl; nigeria |
| spellingShingle | Felix ABERU Yusuf Oke LAWAL THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA Journal of Public Administration, Finance and Law education; sustainable development; ardl; nigeria |
| title | THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA |
| title_full | THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA |
| title_fullStr | THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA |
| title_full_unstemmed | THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA |
| title_short | THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA |
| title_sort | relationship between education and sustainable development in nigeria |
| topic | education; sustainable development; ardl; nigeria |
| url | https://www.jopafl.com/uploads/issue24/THE_RELATIONSHIP_BETWEEN_EDUCATION_AND_SUSTAINABLE_DEVELOPMENT_IN_NIGERIA.pdf |
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