Education, accountability and transparency: A catalyst for sustainable development in Nigeria society

Abstract

The paper examined education, accountability and transparency, a catalyst for sustainable development in Nigeria Society. Education in this context is seen as a tool in ensuring accountability and transparency and also to attain sustainable development. It also paraphrased some key concepts such as, education, accountability, transparency and sustainable development. The theory of structural functionalism was adopted to offer credence to the paper. The paper also comments on the factors that hinder sustainable development in Nigeria such as poor leadership, poor resource management, lack of accountability and public employees, weak governmental institutions and high cost of governance and also the strategies to improve transparency and accountability in education to achieve sustainable development. The paper therefore summarizes Education as a tool in ensuring transparency and accountability as it, instills in citizen, good moral behaviour, norms, values, honesty, good attitude and so on toward work delivery, to achieved sustainable development in Nigeria.

Keyword: Education, Accountability, Transparency and Sustainable Development