Corruption influences the way students viewed success in life – former Vice Chancellor UDS

Former pro vice Chancellor of University for Development Studies, Professor Seidu Alhassan has lamented over the setbacks of quality education in the country although learning outcomes particularly at West Africa senior high school certificate examination have general improved.

There is a common thinking that there is no equity in the gains in education and that gains do not also commensurate with the huge sum of money spent at the secondary cycle level.
The reason behind this thinking is that the efficacy of many initiatives has suffered from corrupt education practices and that has brought about undue pressure on national budget.

He said this, in Yendi at the 50th anniversary celebration held on May 28, 2022.

Speaking on the theme, quality secondary education for national development the sub-sector has suffered from clear and marked policy inconsistencies and attributed to the fact that the country’s educational policy environment is largely driven by politicians. From five years, the duration of secondary education reduced to three years, raised to four years and back to three years within a period slightly over a decade.

Also, corruption in education threatened equal access, quality and quantity of education infrastructure and efficient management of public funds. If corruption is left uncontrolled and students are able to bribe their teachers to get good grades there is no incentives for them to work hard as they should have. Corruption influences the way students view success in life.

Quality secondary education triumphs on robust, adequate and quality education infrastructure most of the second cycle institutions are still engulfed in inadequate fundings coupled with poor infrastructure.

Again, we still faced with critical moral issues, especially cybercrime, crave for quick money, from the youth has remained a big challenge to society striving to achieve holistic education in the wake of the current technological advancement, too much indiscipline and disobedience, honesty, morality and punctuality have all reduced within no interest to protect public property.

The process of promoting quality secondary education must be viewed as a shared responsibility, the role of educational policy makers, teachers, students as well as parents and guardians.

Source: Abukari Alhassan Baba