Challenges for Developing Human Capital in Nigeria: Global-Local Connection

20 Pages Posted: 27 Nov 2009 Last revised: 17 Mar 2011

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David Betelwhobel Ugal

Independent; FULAFIA

Peter Aniah Betiang

Federal College of Education, Obudu, Cross River State, Nigeria. Pmb 1038

Date Written: November 26, 2009

Abstract

The challenges of developing human capital in Nigeria with a global comparability and competitiveness remains far from appreciable levels despite very feeble attempts by successive governments. This is because it has been posited that one of the most crucial avenue for grooming and developing human capital is in the educational sector and in Nigeria the system of education has not been able to harness the different aspects of training( vocational, practical, or cognitive and affectual) to prepare recipient for competition in other places. It therefore becomes very difficult to provide or develop human capital that will help the country catch up technologically and at the same time compete favourably with their counterparts anywhere in the world. This paper posits that the challenges of developing human capital with global acceptability is enormous owing to poor and defective curriculum structuring, lack of government will to provide an all embracing education for Nigerians. The only way forward is to create a curriculum that provides an all round training and a framework for comparative curriculum study of educational systems of other countries and areas in order to provide a comprehensive, exhaustive and competitive educational curricula locally and globally.

Suggested Citation

Ugal, David Betelwhobel and Ugal, David Betelwhobel and Betiang, Peter Aniah, Challenges for Developing Human Capital in Nigeria: Global-Local Connection (November 26, 2009). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1513945 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1513945

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