Foreword
The importance of education as an instrument of social transformation and refinement of the individual is widely acknowledged. It is a prerequisite for the construction of a good social order based on democracy, secularism and socialism. The shaping of human life, informed by the virtues of reason, rationality and scientific temper, largely depends upon the quality of education. Education, therefore, assumes centrality in human empowerment and development, particularly in conditions prevailing today. The state, being the highest human association, has a great responsibility in ensuring quality education based on access, equity and excellence.
The decline in the standard of education has been a matter of concern for a long time and the ...
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