Revitalizing Education for National Development: Issues and Challenges of out of School Children in Sokoto State, Nigeria

Abstract

This paper viewed education as the fundamental right for every citizen. It agrees that education is the most important instrument for human and national development. The paper argued that the better the child stay in school, the greater his life chances and the more secure community. The study was limited to Basic Educational Schools in Sokoto Metropolis. A total number of 300 teachers were randomly selected from Basic Educational Schools under sampling via simple random sampling techniques to participate in the study. Two objectives were identified from which two research questions were raised and answered. One instrument titled Out of School Children and National Development Questionnaire (OSCNDQ) was used to collect the data. The data were analyzed using simple statistical (percentage). The findings of the study revealed that out of school children has negative influence on national development and state in particular. Therefore this paper recommended that government and community should monitor the implementation of educational policy i.e education for all.