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Education is one of fundamental rights of individuals. In Nigeria a lot of problems are militating against the achievement of basic education, like poor student engagement, high dropout rate, poor retention, teachers being demotivated. This study therefore tried to highlight the problems militating against the achievement of basic education in Nigeria and proffered possible solutions to these problems. In this study analysis of anecdotal records show that government spend less than enough on education; teachers do not make extra effort to engage the students as such there is poor learning achievement. There cannot be holistic development if there is poor students’ engagement. Nigerian teachers and governments should value student engagement and work together to achieve it in schools.
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To Cite this Article: Chika, O. P. (2012). Student Engagement: Issues and Concerns for Nigerian Schools in Achieving Mellennium Development Goals. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 1(1), 233–237.
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