BBC(2007)

Education is the act or process of transmitting knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgement, and generally of preparing an individual psychologically for a sophisticated life. (Dictionary.com, 2012) Education is a contribution that pays off anytime anywhere (BFFA)

 OUOTED

‘’Education has been particularly significant as an instrument of social policy, in the sense not only of policies for welfare but also as policies intended to deal with the structure of society. The aims of education include:

• Liberal education: the development of each individual intellectually and socially to that person's fullest potential
• Socialisation: education is a method of transmission of social norms and values. This is also sometimes seen as a form of social control.
• Education as 'handmaiden': the education system serves the industrial process and the economy by producing a trained workforce, and by providing child minding services.
• Social change (or 'social engineering'). The education system has been seen as a means of bringing about social change’’.

(spicker,p)

REFERENCES

BBC (2007) Education in African. Available at:http// www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/image.com. (Accessed:24 jaunary 2012)
Bffa Education System in Nigeria.Available at:http:// www.bffa-online.org/education.html. (Accessed:19 jaunary 2012)
Dictionary (2012) Education. Available at:http://www.dictionary.reference.com/browse/education. (Accessed:19 jaunary 2012)
spicker,p. An introduction to social policy-education and social policy. Available at:http://www2.rgu.ac.uk/publicpolicy/introduction/education.com. (Accessed:19 jaunary 2012)