Promoting Leadership, Value Reorientation and Sustainable Development through Functional Secondary School Education

Abstract

The study investigated promoting leadership, value re orientation and sustainable development through functional Secondary School Education. Three research questions guided the study. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 380 teachers in all 18 public secondary schools in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 100 respondents, 10 each from the 10 secondary schools selected for the study. The researchers structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Mean scores were used for data analysis. Results revealed that functional secondary school education helps to equip students with the necessary qualities, knowledge and skills for effective leadership, value re orientation and promotion of sustainable national development. Based on the findings, it was recommended, among others, that government should make secondary school education more functional to live up to its mandate of developing future leaders who will contribute to societal values re orientation and sustainable development.