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YOUTH EMPOWERMENT THROUGH QUALITY EDUCATION

BY

OKWUOLISE A. GIFT
(gift4classics@yahoo.com, 08067322718)
A RESEARCH FELLOW, ENUGU STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL), ENUGU

PRESENTED AT THE 1ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Venue: No 25/27 Colliery Aveneu, Surveyor House, Enugu
THEME: DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR NATIONAL TRANSFORMATION

ABSTRACT

Youths are considered very important in the development and transformation of any nation. For the youths of any nation to live up to expectation, they must be empowered. That is why youth empowerment through quality education cannot be overemphasized. This paper considers quality education, its importance to youth empowerment and in what ways it empowers. The paper recommended proper implementation of the curriculum, continued Teacher Education, adequate budgetary allocation and priority for education and parental encouragement to mention a few.

INTRODUCTION

Nigeria celebrated another Independence Day recently marking her 53rd anniversary; however the pace of development and that at which policy decisions of government and by extension its policy makers are implemented, is not commensurate with how long she has been an independent state.

It is believed that one sure way of measuring the responsiveness or otherwise of any government in the world today, is in its quick implementation of key policy agreement or decisions that will boost the advancement of any sector such policy is formulated for. As a result, it is not surprising to observe that nations that want to be reckoned with in terms of youth empowerment, religious tolerance, technological advancement, national transformation etc strive to position education as a focal point in its march towards development.

It is in the face of this, that the steady decline in the overall standard of education across all tiers in the nation
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