DIGITALIZATION OF THE NIGERIA SCHOOL’S SYSTEM: IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The increasing rate at which nations of the world are keying into digital technology in their school’s system make it a welcomed development and underscores the dynamic nature of the human society; since education affects and it is in turn affected by the social environment where it operates. Expectedly, the schools should be so structured and made relevant enough to meet with the developmental yearnings and aspirations of the society/nations. With the very high interest placed on digital learning in schools across nations, it is obvious that this innovation has come to stay and should be fully embraced by all the critical stakeholders of the educational system as a “new normal” in the educational service delivery. This paper which focuses on digitalization of the school’s system: implications for educational management in Nigeria for national development, sees digitalization globally as the trending term, describing the 21st century very aptly as an era where unprecedented ideas are evolving in our education sector and creating the advancement that cannot be matched by lagging behind in terms of technology. In this quest, the educational managers are very strategic in the digitalization process and prospects of the school system in Nigeria.  The paper recommends amongst others that, digital compliance should be a major criterion in the appointment of educational managers at all levels of the nation’s school’s system, and that there should be an evidence-based digitalization of management processes and procedure across our educational system amongst others.