Quality Education for Sustainable Development Goals in Africa Bilkisu Bashir Aliyu

Abstract

This paper titled “Quality Education for Sustainable Development Goals in Africa” examines how to intensify the quality of education for sustainable development Goals in Africa; the study implicated the fact that once quality education is assured, the outcome of it is development Goals. Discussion in the paper pointed out the fact that school managers have a lot to do for schools to achieve their goal of ensuring quality education. It is however noted in tertiary institutions that despite accreditation instituted they are found wanting in the area of ensuring improved quality education and hence stunted development goals observed over the years. Corruption and examination malpractice are identified to be rubbishing every effort made towards attainment of improved quality education that could guarantee sustained national development goals in Africa. The study adopted quasi experimental design and the population for the study comprised two African countries (Nigeria and Niger), thereafter, instruments were developed by the researcher as titled: “Quality Education Achievement Test (QEAT)”. The data collected for this study was analyzed using Mean and Standard deviation. It was recommended that accreditation exercise in tertiary institutions be strengthened and as well extended to primary and secondary schools to help in instilling consciousness on the managers and other stake holders. That school managers or administrators should be monitored to ensure that they faithfully carry out their statutory duties and that concerted efforts should be made by school proprietors, managers, teachers, parents and the society to curb corruption and examination malpractice in schools.