TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page
Approval page
Dedication
Acknowledgment
Abstract
Table of content
CHAPETR ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study
1.2 Statement of problem
1.3 Research questions
1.4 Objective of the study
1.5 Significance of the study
1.6 Scope of the study
1.7 Definition of terms
CHAPETR TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 introduction
2.2 conceptual review
2.3 empirical review
CHAPETR THREE
3.0 Research methodology
3.1 sources of data collection
3.3 Population of the study
3.4 Sampling and sampling distribution
3.5 Validation of research instrument
3.6 Method of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
4.1 Introductions
4.2 Data analysis
CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Summary
5.3 Conclusion
5.4 Recommendation
Appendix
Abstract
Every human society yearns for sustainable educational and national development and this is true also of Nigeria. In the light of the above, this study examined the impact of religious education in attaining Sustainable Development in Nigeria. Educational sector is a means through which the individual are formed and reformed through qualitative training and retraining of the Human Capital, who are agents of development. The researcher viewed religious, culture and educational development as a vital force to drive sustainable development in Nigeria. The study identifies factors / affecting sustainable development, and posits that education is a determinant factor for development of any nation or society.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study
Religion, like many concepts, has multifarious definitions. But suffice it to, in agreement with Adua (2012), take religion here as a system whereby there is recognition of the existence of a supernatural controller of the universe -God- who is the object of worship, obedience and love, that ultimately results in practical piety and morality. There are so many religions in the world with their varying religious traditions. On the other hand, for Okeke (2001), education is a society’s contrivance for transmitting to its younger generation the totality of the way of life of that society. This paper construes this as the transmission of culture. But education is both process and product. The procedure of inculcating ideas, theories facts, beliefs, customs, practices etc of a given society to her younger ones is the society’s process of education. The end result of the process, that is, what has been imbibed or learned by the educand is the product of education. The content could be scientific, philosophical, mathematical, religious, humanistic or otherwise. Religious education is the interest of this paper. Religious education, therefore, is the instruction on the teachings of a particular religion as contradistinguished from moral education which is wider in scope and is not confined to a particular religion and whose parameter of assessment is the consonance to rationality. So our interest here is how the teachings of the various religions impact on development of the Nigerian society. Meanwhile “societal development”, which put in another way, is the “development of society” has many indices availability of enough food, occupation, social amenities, infrastructure, law and order in society, good government, etc. According to Agunwa (2017), “Through religion we can inculcate in individual virtual virtues like: obedience, humility, meekness, love for one's neighbor, forgiveness of injuries”. Obedience, love for one’s neighbour and forgiveness are viewed by this paper to be especially important for social integration and hence societal development. For Onah, (2017), “Man learns through his religion that certain actions are good or bad and this directs him towards living a virtuous life. This is needed for good relationship among individuals and for national development”. And for Ezeanya (1988), religious education is mainly concerned with instilling the sense of the sacred in man, and reminding him that human life has a terminus a quo (point of departure) and a terminus ad quem (point of arrival). This helps for an ordered and guided outlook to life, which instigates development. The two major religions in Nigeria are Christianity and Islam. African Traditional Religion is another force to be reckoned with as there seems to be an upsurge in adherence to this religion among many Nigerians today, especially the youth. The effective implantation and spread of the Christian faith in Nigeria took place in the 19th century after the Portuguese Roman Catholic Missions had tried but failed in the 14th and 15th centuries. For Okpalike and Nwadialor (2015), during the spread of Christianity in Nigeria in the said 19th century the resolution of the British colonial government was that the only way to redeem and regenerate the Africans was to teach them to be industrious while giving them the gospel of Christ. This has developmental import. The Islamic religion and education is said to have reached Northern Nigeria as early as the 8th century and also to have reached Southern Nigeria, especially Yoruba land, long before the Islamic Jihad of Uthman Dan Fodio of 1804. African Traditional Religion (ATR), for its part, was the original religion of the people of Africa (and in our paper, Nigeria) before the Africans got contact with the Western world.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The contemporary situation of Nigerian nation is very adverse to the integral development of the human person, especially in the area of formal education and socio-civic advancement of an individual. This problem is most often seen as being rooted in the political differences and intransigence among the political elites of the major ethnic groups of Hausas, Yorubas and the Ibos. In as much as this is part of the problem, with a critical study of the parallel developments of the recent security situation in the country, one would easily realize that there are religious influences involved which are mostly the significant factors behind the whole problem. Pragmatically speaking, any society so described cannot be said to be healthy, hence the Nigerian society is seemingly sick. However, every human societal problem has a beginning. This implies that such problems must necessarily have a possible cure; hence it is plausible to posit here that the developmental problems of the Nigerian nation have a solution which is not out of sight.
1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The study has one objective which is broken down into general and specific objective; the general objective is to examine the impact of religion, culture and educational development in Nigeria. The specific objectives are;
- i) To examine the impact of religious education on national development
- ii) To ascertain if there is any significant relationship between cultural and educational development in Nigeria
iii) To examine the role cultural education on national development in Nigeria
- iv) To proffer suggested solution to the identified problem
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The following research questions were formulated by the researcher to aid the completion of the study;
- i) Is there any impact of religious education on national development?
- ii) Is there any significant relationship between cultural and educational development in Nigeria?
iii) Does cultural education play any role on national development in Nigeria?
1.5 RESEARCH HYPOTHESES
The following research hypotheses were formulated by the researcher to aid the completion of the study
H0: There is no significant relationship between cultural and educational development in Nigeria
H1: There is a significant relationship between cultural and educational development in Nigeria
1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
It is believed that at the completion of the study, the findings will be of great importance to the federal ministry of education as the findings of the study will aid in curriculum review to imbibe the religious and cultural disparity in the country's education sector, the findings will also be of great importance to the religious and cultural organization as the study seek to examine the role of religion and culture on national development, the study will also be of great significance to researchers who intend to embark on a study in a similar topic as the findings of the study will serve as a reference point to further study. Finally, the study will be of importance to students, teachers, researchers, academia's and the general public as the study will contribute to the pool of existing literature on the subject matter and also contribute to knowledge.
1.7 SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
The scope of the study covers the impact of religion, culture and educational development in Nigeria, but in the course of the study, there are some factors that limit the scope of the study;
AVAILABILITY OF RESEARCH MATERIAL: The research material available to the researcher is insufficient, thereby limiting the study
TIME: The time frame allocated to the study does not enhance wider coverage as the researcher have to combine other academic activities and examinations with the study.
FINANCE: The finance available for the research work does not allow for wider coverage as resources are very limited as the researcher has other academic bills to cover.
1.8 OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS
Religion
Religion is a social-cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that relates humanity to supernatural, transcendental, or spiritual elements
Culture
Culture is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities and habits of the individuals in these groups.
Education
Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits.
Educational development
Educational development is about facilitating positive change in teaching and learning in post-secondary institutions at the individual, program/department and institutional levels. It is about helping these institutions function as robust, evidence-based, student-centered learning communities.
1.9 ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY
This research work is organized in five chapters, for easy understanding, as follows
Chapter one is concern with the introduction, which consist of the (overview, of the study), statement of problem, objectives of the study, research question, significance or the study, research methodology, definition of terms and historical background of the study. Chapter two highlight the theoretical framework on which the study its based, thus the review of related literature. Chapter three deals on the research design and methodology adopted in the study. Chapter four concentrate on the data collection and analysis and presentation of finding. Chapter five gives summary, conclusion, and recommendations made of the study.
