Accountability in the Educational Sector: Implications for Sustainable Development in Nigeria

Abstract

Accountability in the educational sector is a major concern to all educational stakeholders in Nigeria and so deserves a critical look on how funds can be appropriately utilized and accounts rendered for sustainable development of the educational sector. Emphasis should not just center on provision of education funds but also on how funds are been utilized for the improvement of the educational sector. Most scholars have argued that in order to achieve quality education for sustainable development, the issue of accountability must be taken seriously. This paper also examines the sustainable development in Nigeria in order to achieve quality education for sustainable development, emphasis should move beyond the input government, communities and individuals are to provide in terms of infrastructure, teachers and materials, to what goes on in the classroom as regards teaching and learning. The need for our educational managers to be held accountable for the poor quality of our educational system is overdue. However, the issue of accountability in the educational sector is a serious problem that many countries including Nigeria is facing. In the light of the above, this work examined accountability in the educational sector; implications for sustainable development in Nigeria and suggested definition of what people are accounted for, setting and castigating goals and providing updates on progress, as a way forward for proper accountability for sustainable development of our educational sector.