CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

• BACKGROUND OF STUDY

The the term education is quite exclusive and very difficult to put down to a simple definition, experience has shown that there are so many definitions as there are many educational philosophers, the same person could define education in number of ways and in most cases, a personal position on the subject changes over time. In this case, one may ask what are the factors responsible for the fall in standard of education in Auchi Polytechnic. To answer the above question, many start by looking into definitions of education or what education really means. The words EDUCATE simply means to nourish, to bring up, to improve knowledge and develop skills over a period of time at a school.

Hence education is therefore established to assist her members to understand the heritage of the past and participate productively in the future. It is leading out of unborn power and the potentials of the individual in the society and acquisition of skills, attitude and competence necessary for self realization and for coping with life problem. Education is more than the systematic training received in schools, for it is the sum of total means of activities on health. It is a process that started from cradle to grave.

Auchi polytechnic is located on a stench undulation and along western edge of Auchi town. The polytechnic emerged in 1973 under the name Midwestern state of Nigeria polytechnic and was an off shot of the former or past Midwestern technical college establishment in 1974 as the gift of British government edit no-12 of 1973 converted the technical college of western polytechnic with effect from April 1973. This took off as a multi-campus in Benin City. The first board of governor of the polytechnic was in-augural in January 1974.

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