CRISIS IN CLASSROOM DELIVERY AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL OF EDUCATION

Authors: Dr. Rabiat Musa Mafara & Dr. Adam Bulama

ABSTRACT

Education has been one of the worst-hit sectors of the economy in Nigeria, even though the government has been taking several necessary precautions to curtail the dilapidating state of the education system and ensure an appropriate standard for classroom delivery. However, studies have shown that factors such as poor infrastructure, insecurity and covid-19 pandemic which require social distancing and led to the suspension of class activities and learning processes are contributing in a crisis in classroom delivery in our institutions. Thus, the paper covers the following sub headings; Introduction, Infrastructure and quality of classroom delivery, COVID-19 pandemic and crisis in classroom delivery, security challenges and crisis in classroom delivery, evidence of security challenges in educational institutions, and conclusion. The paper offers some recommendations among others that government should increase funding towards the development of the infrastructure that will benefit students and staff alike in tertiary institutions and the security unit should be well funded and equipped in order to address the crisis rocking the Nigerian educational system for effective classroom management.

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