EDUCATIONAL CORRUPTION: A DETERRENT FACTOR TO EFFECTIVE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE EDUCATION IN NIGERIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

Authors

  • Oyegbami Gabriel Aderibigbe Science Education Department, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria

Keywords:

Corruption; Education; Impact; Strategies; Agricultural Science.

Abstract

The term "educational corruption"from my perspective refers to any unlawful, immoral, or fraudulent action that compromises the quality and integrity of the educational system. Educational corruption can take several forms. It encompasses a wide range of unethical behaviors. It is on this groundinvestigation came on the assessment impact of educational corruption on teaching and learning processes of agricultural science education in Nigeria tertiary institutions. The specific objectives included to:investigate how corruption has affected agricultural science education students in the tertiary institutions; identify the causes of educational corruption in the study area; analyze the effects of corruption on agricultural science education students’ performance in study areas; and identify strategies to create an equitable, enabled environment for effective education system in Nigeria institutions. The study employed a descriptive research design; Study population consisted of total enumeration of 207 students in the Agricultural Science Education Units at Federal University Oye-Ekiti and Ekiti State University, Nigeria.To determine the instrument’s dependability, the test-retest method was used. 34 respondents were used to test the reliability of the instrument which yielded aCronbach alpha value of 0.956.Descriptive statistic of mean, standard deviation and median with the use of statistical package for social science (SPSS).Study showed that corruption has negative impact on Nigeria's standard of education; educational corruption in Nigerian education system takes different forms of bribery to the use of  influence to secure admission for unqualified students, falsification of documents for admission purposes, ghost students enrolled on the roster, cheating and plagiarism during exams and assignments, and payment to alter examination scores or passing grades; Causes of corruption traced to disparity transparency in resource allocation and decision-making processes, weak regulatory framework; ineffective enforcement of rules and regulations, inadequate funding leading to resource shortages and financial pressures, low salaries and insufficient incentives to commensurate educators and staff efforts, and instances of cronyism and nepotism in staff appointments and promotions. Effects of corruption linked withsevere students'limiting access to practical training and laboratory facilities, unfair grading practices that adversely affect students' performance and manifestation of corruption-related cheating and plagiarism which have significant consequences on the credibility of students' achievements. The study recommends that season to season training and professional development programs should be staged for agricultural science lecturers so as to boost students' academic performance in the subject, and the causes of corruption in Nigeria's educational settings should be addressed promptly.

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Published

2024-12-13

How to Cite

EDUCATIONAL CORRUPTION: A DETERRENT FACTOR TO EFFECTIVE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE EDUCATION IN NIGERIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS. (2024). UNIZIK Journal of STM Education, 7(1), 254-270. https://journals.unizik.edu.ng/jstme/article/view/5063

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