Axiological foundation of Judaeo-Christian education and national integration in contemporary Nigerian educational system

Abstract

The plethora of social ills bedevilling every human society the world over is a sure sign that all is not well. The rich nations as well as the poor economies suffer varying degree of social and even political upheavals. Nigeria as a human society has had her fair share of moral depravities. This is evidenced in rampant examinations malpractices, bribery, examination sorting, robberies, and assassinations even of high profile people. The challenges of these social and moral degradations being witnessed and reported are strong indicators of the rapid downward slide on the scale of moral standards. The rate at which these corrupting influences spread is alarming due mainly to the advent of the internet and mass media which are available in every nook and cranny of even low per capital income economies of the world. The home, school, religious, corporate organizations and state actors are the culprits. Parents, care givers and the general public have failed to adopt or partially implemented axiological foundations of the Judeo-Christian model of education. The thrust of this paper is that this ugly trend may be arrested if the Nigerian educational system will as a matter of urgency reinvent the wheels of her education policy thrust. The bulk stops on the desk of educational management and policy experts of this great nation. They have to do the needful and try to salvage the gory state of affairs.