ABSTRACT
The chapter discusses social work education and the work of Nigeria's universities to create curricula with indigenous content relevant to Nigerian society. It provides suggestions to enhance the relevance of social work education, including agreement on the profession's remit, educational standards, systematic curriculum revision, cultural relevance, a developmental perspective, fieldwork, and digital connectivity. It highlights the National Universities Commission (NUC) role in course accreditation and curriculum review and challenges for social work educators, not least the provision of concrete practice examples for use in teaching. This chapter argues that relevance requires curriculum revision and renewal, and the integration of a developmental perspective. It suggests that, where possible, greater use of online digital resources, for communication, networking, and online learning, would greatly enhance processes to achieve greater relevance in social work education.
