Universities, Knowledge Societies and Development in the 21st Century: Values, Institutions and Capacities

Abstract

Given Nigeria’s present state of social anomie and normlessness, it is only fair to expect the current state of economic growth without development to persist; unless there is a radical redirection of the value system necessary to re-examine the nature and mission of the university as the primary institution that shapes the intellectual landscape, defines and conserves the values of the society.