University Education and Values Re-Orientation for Socio-Economic Development in Nigeria
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This paper seeks to expound on the role of university education in promoting value orientation for socio-economic development in Nigeria. A quick examination of the terms of university education, value re-orientation and socio-economic development will be made in order to link how they lead to each other. With a comprehensive literature review, these terms will be viewed side by side with the opinions of various scholars to offer expert opinions on their background. University education is far more than just giving theoretical skills to students that will only be applied to their jobs in the future. Rather, the university environment can be used as a reservoir of value systems that can be passed to students so they can have improved mindsets and lifestyles that work beyond a job. The objectives of this paper are to create an understanding of the ways that are possible to achieve national socio-economic development through the university system which should make a change in its previous methods by now emphasising the necessity of value re-orientation to impact the lives of students. Through this expected impact, youths will improve mentally, emotionally and build an industrious work ethic for more than just study-related matters. They will be able to contribute immensely to changes in the nation and step by step, the country can experience a turnaround in its socio-economic development. The importance of this effort will be highlighted and issues that hinder the discovery of this paper’s goal will be deduced and allotted appropriate solutions applicable in real-life situations. Suitable suggestions will be made to give a reader practical knowledge on how to sustain the solutions provided in this paper
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