EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN BORNO STATE (A STUDY OF MAIDUGURI METROPOLITAN COUNCIL)

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine educational development in Borno state. A study of Maiduguri metropolitan council using Ministry of Education, Borno State as a case study. Specifically, the study was aimed at examining the factors that hinders to educational development in Maiduguri Metropolitan council, examine the extent to which these factors affect educational development in Maiduguri Metropolitan council, and proffer possible solutions to educational development in Maiduguri Metropolitan council. The study employed the survey descriptive research design. A total of 30 responses were validated from the survey. From the responses obtained and analysed, the findings revealed that the factors that hinders educational development in Maiduguri Metropolitan council are Poor Funding, Poor Governance, Corruption., Lack of Responsibility and Control., Politicization of Education, Lack of Infrastructure, Indiscipline, Poor Parenting and Guidance, Insurgency, Inadequate and unqualified teachers, Poor and outdated curriculum, and Poor management. These factors have affected educational development in Maiduguri Metropolitan council to a very high extent. The study recommend to ensure sound education, provision of guidelines has to be adapted which helps in defining right and obligations, powers and functions in all education control and the existing legal organization which will lead to the all participants to have efficiency, and effectiveness of the teaching-learning processes Equally, well-did assignment, articles, books, journals, pamphlet, related degree project, master’s thesis, doctoral dissertation, and postdoctoral research, just mention a few should be published so as every record would be stored for public utilities. Much funds should be put in the educational sector at least 26% of the Nigerian budget as one the UNESCO’s recommendation.