ISSN 2756-3405
African Journal of Philosophy and Religious Studies Vol. 7 (12), pp. 001-005, December, 2021. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Implications and challenges of Nigerian universities as learning organizations
E. D. Nakpodia
Department of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, Delta State University, Abraka - Nigeria. E-mail: [email protected]. Tel.: 08033862036.
Accepted 27 November, 2021
Abstract
The purpose of this paper was to highlight the implications and challenges of Universities as learning organizations in Nigeria. ‘Learning organization’ is a concept that is becoming an increasingly widespread philosophy in our contemporary society. It has a strong humanistic orientation and it is a place where people continually expand their capacity to produce results they truly desire, where new and expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured and where people are continually learning how to learn together. In order to implement learning organization techniques, the Universities tackled some disciplines which are essential to a learning organization. Such techniques were team learning, shared vision and system thinking. As a result of this, the paper was confined on how Nigerian Universities are committed to creating continuous learning opportunities, encouraging collaboration and team learning, establishing systems to capture and share learning, and connecting the university organization to its environment. It also proposed the need for radical rethinking of the core functions of the Universities in Nigeria.
Key words: Challenges, learning organizations, Nigerian Universities.