DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION OF SKILLS IN EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT FOR MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGS)

ODIGBO C. I
Publisher: JOTERD {"id":1,"volume_name":"Vol 3 Number 1","created_at":null,"updated_at":null,"url":"volumes\/3.jpg"} (1): 1: doi: 1 Published in 2017

The international community has adopted some ambitious targets for human development. Governments again gathered at the World Conference on Education for All, in Jomtien, Thailand to reaffirm the human rights to education. The Universal Basic Education aims at universalizing access to education, but the 2004 and 2005 Millennium Development Reports indicated that outcomes have fallen far short of ambitions, and Nigeria may not be able to meet most of the goals by the 2015 target. The Dakar framework for action pledges to expand learning opportunities for every child of school age. Unfortunately, with the deadline now just few years ahead, the world, particularly Nigeria is off tract on many of the targets. Attainment of the goals has been uneven and too slow to achieve the targets. The right to education is a human right, but inequalities in opportunity for education represent a formidable barrier to the attainment of UBE goals. The paper finally advocates that educational managers should possess the skills of human resource management; financial management skills and the development of appropriate skills in the use of ICE tool in staff management and development for the Millennium Development Goals.

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