COMPUTER STUDIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS: IMPLICATIONS FOR QUALITATIVE FUNCTIONAL EDUCATION

Nigerian government aspires to provide qualitative and functional education to her citizens. To achieve these goals, relevant subjects aimed at acquisition of necessary qualitative skills are incorporated in the curriculum, among other strategies. Computer is one of these vital subjects, because it has been seen as an indispensable instrument of achieving qualitative and functional education. This paper examined the implications of computer studies in the secondary schools for qualitative and functional education. The paper identified the benefits of computer studies; they include; enhancing educational efficiency, job creation, self-reliance, sharpening of students’ awareness and making them globally competitive. Some impediments of computer studies in secondary schools were also identified such as inadequate qualified computer teachers, high cost of procuring computer and so on. Recommendations were made which include government supporting and acquiring computer accessories, adequate and qualified teachers should be employed to teach computer studies in the secondary schools and so on.