CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL CHALLENGES IN BASIC EDUCATION VALUE SYSTEM CONCEPTS IN SELECTED JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This paper focused on basic education, value system and contemporary social challenges in Ondo State. The study examined basic education; its value system and the social challenges facing basic education in this contemporary era in Nigeria. The objective of the study were to: examined the concepts of basic education; examined the value system of basic education; and find out social challenges basic education is facing in Nigeria in the contemporary era. Two research questions were formulated and answered. Using simple random technique, ten junior secondary schools were selected and two hundred respondents were randomly selected altogether from Ondo West and East Local Government Area of Ondo State. Structured questionnaire with Likert scale is used an instrument to gather data from the respondents. Frequency counts and percentage were used to analysed the data collected. Results of the study shows that values system of education arose students' desirable goals and motivate their actions. Also, results revealed that examination malpractice is one of the social challenges facing basic education in Nigeria. The study concluded that challenges facing basic education in Nigeria in this contemporary era have to be dealt with and a lasting solution to the challenges must be provided in order to ensure quality educational system in Nigeria. It was therefore recommended that the Federal Ministry of Education should ensure proper monitoring of basic education in Nigeria while well trained and qualified teachers only should be employed to impact value-based knowledge to students at the basic level.