An Examination of Curriculum Planning in Nigeria: Problems and Way Forward

Abstract

The curriculum planning in Nigeria has been facing various challenges over the years, hindering its effectiveness and efficiency. The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze the barriers to effective curriculum planning in Nigeria. The paper is a review paper that depend secondary data. The secondary data were collected from print and online publications. The paper identified poor funding, shortage of curriculum planning experts, poor capacity development of curriculum experts and lack of data on learners’ information. This has resulted to poor curriculum planning in Nigeria. Based on the findings, the paper recommends that government should increase the funding of education, employ more curriculum planning experts, ensure accurate data generation and provide constant training and retraining program me for the planners.