Abstract:
In 2000, world leaders joined the United Nations in committing to meet eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015: the second of which was "to achieve universal primary education". In 2015, they adopted a post 2015 development agenda namely the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Goal 4 of the SDGs is to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. The purpose of this study is to examine possible linkages between educational management and the attainment of SDG 4 in Nigeria. The research moves from broad descriptive analysis, with comparisons over time on educational management and SDGs issues in Nigeria to a more intensive analytic investigation using field data survey. The cross sectorial survey was conducted with 594 respondents drawn randomly from Civil Society Organizations(CSOs)(144), Students (160)and educational managers/administrators(290).Major findings suggest that there are problems of educational dichotomy and imbalance on the basis of gender, poverty, inequality and poor educational management, which have consequences for the attainment of sustainable development in Nigeria. The evidence presented expands the understanding of the challenges of managing education for sustainability. Alternatively, the study made some policy recommendations.
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