Relevance and challenges of primary education to the overall development of the child and the Nigerian society

Abstract

The study buttresses that primary education is useful to the development of the child and the society at large in various ways. It identifies the family and government as agents that impede the roles of primary education in developing both the child and the society. Recognizing the family and government as barriers against the roles of the primary school towards the development of the child, it recommends that NGO’s and government need to sponsor enlightenment programmes to educate the parents and educational managers on the relevance of primary education in the development of the child and society. It also solicited that auxiliary educational bodies at the national and international levels need to liaise with government on how to meet up with funding and other conditions reached during treaties as regards the management and funding of primary education in Nigeria.

Keywords: Relevance, challenges, primary education