Abstract
Efforts at tackling the phenomenon of corruption in Nigeria date back several decades, but success and progress have been minimal due to the conventional approach of technical fixes using the law- and-order approach. Consequently, the Nigerian Institute of Social & Economic Research (NISER) in the last couple of years has curated a body of knowledge on the Behaviour Change Approach to Corruption Control in Nigeria. This paper explores the outcome of a Participant Observation (PO) study conducted within the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB); a regulatory body responsible for overseeing admissions into all tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The board was purposively selected as a model agency, based on a prior lived experience story collection exercise involving 614 respondents from Nigeria’s public sector offices. The stories highlighted JAMB’s exemplary practices, prompting its selection for in-depth analysis. Findings from the study were analysed using a hybrid framework which fuses the COM-B framework (Capability, Opportunity and Motivation influences on Behaviour) and the SOCSIT framework (Situation Analysis of Behaviour). The findings reveal that modelling and signaling (from the board’s highest office) are the most critical success factors that influence positive behaviour of staff at JAMB. Other behavioural change principles deployed include (i) physical environment restructuring (ii) knowledge shaping and (iii) Motivations. NISER, based on the pilot study is working at a sustainability plan for JAMB as well as a scale up plan for other educational regulatory agencies in Nigeria.
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Adebukola Daramola, Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research, Nigeria
Iyabo Olanrele, Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research, Nigeria
Oluwatotosin Ilevbare, University of Ilesa, Nigeria
Sebil Oshota, Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research, Nigeria
Antonia Simbine, Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research, Nigeria
Folarin Gbadebo-Smith, Centre for Public Policy Alternatives, Nigeria
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Conference: BCE2024
Stream: Educational policy
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Daramola A., Olanrele I., Ilevbare O., Oshota S., Simbine A., & Gbadebo-Smith F. (2025) Behavioural Change Policies and Strategies for Quality Regulation in Nigeria’s Education Sector ISSN: 2435-9467 – The Barcelona Conference on Education 2024: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 911-924) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2435-9467.2024.77
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2435-9467.2024.77
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