Influence of Global Culture and Neoliberal Policies on Nigerian Educational Systems and Identities
Keywords:
Globalisation, Neoliberalism, Education, Identity, Policy reformsAbstract
The paper examined how global culture and neoliberal policies shape Nigeria’s educational systems and influence the identities of students, teachers, and institutional communities in developing countries. The paper explored how global cultural flows, privatisation, and policy borrowing have impacted Nigeria’s educational autonomy and local identity formations. The paper revealed that neoliberal reforms have increased privatization, performance, accountability, and market logic within Nigerian education. While global culture has fostered English Language dominance, international curricula, and global competencies which pose challenge to local values, indigenous language, and educational identity. The paper concluded that Nigeria’s education must balance global competitiveness with cultural preservation. The paper suggested among others that Nigerian government should protect and expand public financing for fundamental education, support mother-tongue instructions in early grades, regulate private providers effectively, invest in teacher professionalism development and employment security, promote curricula pluralism and as well use targeted edtech with human
support.
References
Adebayo, S.B. (2020). 2020 ubuntu in education: 2020 education and youth involvement in violent extremism in Africa. Faculty of education, University of Cambridge, 2020. Scholar.google.com> citations
Adebayo, T. (2021). Neoliberalism and educational reform in Nigeria: Implications for human capital development. University Press.
Adebayo, S., & Ayodele, T. (2021). Marketization and inequality in Nigerian higher education. A neoliberal critique. Journal of Education Policy and Development, 9(2), 45-49
Adebayo, T., & Olayinka, M. (2022). Neoliberalism and educational inequality in sub-Saharan Africa. African Journal of Education Studies, 18(2),45-59
Altbach, P.G., & Knight, J. (2017). The Internationalization of higher education: Motivations and realities. Journal of Studies in International Education, 11(3-4), 290-305.
Aminu, A. (2020). Globalization, neoliberalism, and resistance in African education. African Journal of Education Policy, 12(2)45-58
Banya, K. (2020). Education in Africa under neoliberal globalization. Routledge.
Ezeanya-Esiobu, C. (2021). Indigenous knowledge and vocational education: Marginalization of traditional medical treatments in Rwandan TVET animal health courses. The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC), Issues 27, 1-23. www.researchgate.net>chika Ezeanya –Eziobu.
Federal Republic of Nigeria (2013). National Policy on education. NERDC. Press. Harvey, D. (2018). A Brief History of Neoliberalism. Oxford University Press.
Meyer, J.W. (2017). World society and the globalization of educational inequality in sub-sahara Africa. African Journal of Education Studies, 18(2), 45-59
Meyer, J. W., Boli, J.; Thomas, G. M. & Ramirez, F.O. (1997). World Society and the Nation-State. American Journal of Sociology, 103(1), 144-181
Obanya, P. (2018). Education and the dynamics of social change in Africa. Ibadan University Press.
Obasi, I. & Eboh, F. (2023)). Public-private partnerships and hybrid governance in Nigerian higher education. Nigerian Educational Review, 18(1), 77-95.
Ogunyemi, B. (2018). Curriculum globalization and local content in Nigerian education. Spectrum Books.
Ojo, T. & Obianuju, M. (2023). Global culture, youth identity, and educational aspirations in Nigeria. Journal of Social and Cultural Studies, 11(1),80-97
Ojo, J. & Bidemi, A. (2020). Globalization and the redefinition of educational values in Nigeria. African Journal of Education and Development Studies, 17(2), 45-60
Okeke, I. (2021). Impact of International remittances on unemployment in Nigeria. Journal of Economics and Sustainable development, 12, 31-40 www.script.org>referencespapers
Okeke, N. (2022). Teachers’ resistance to neoliberal reforms in Nigerian universities. Education and Society, 4(4), 113-128.
Okonkwo, P. (2019). Policy transfer and neoliberalism in African education systems. African Review of Education, 15(1), 22-28
Olaniyan, D.A. & Okemakinde, T. (2019). Neoliberal education policies and inequality in Africa: The Nigerian experience. African Research Review, 13(1), 121-135.
Olayiwola, K. (2020). Managerialism and academic governance in Nigerian universities. Higher Education Review, 12(13), 61-78
Omeje, C. (2022). Epistemically globalization and curriculum change in postcolonial education. International Journal of Global Studies, 10(4),115-130.
Omeregie, C.O. (2020). Social capital and community participation in Nigeria. Adult Education, University of Ibadan. Scholar.google.com>citations
Omoregie, N. (2019). Global educational trends and the Nigerian response. Journal of Comparative Education, 10(2), 85-101.
Tikly, L. (2019). Education for sustainable development in the postcolonial World: Towards a transformative agenda for Africa. Routledge.
UNESCO (2021). Education finance watch 2021. UNESCO and World Bank.
World Bank (2020). Improving learning outcomes in sub-Saharan African policy priorities for Nigeria. World Bank Group.
