IJRSS Volume 4, Issue 1 ISSN: 2249-2496 _________________________________________________________ A Quarterly Double-Blind Peer Reviewed Refereed Open Access International e-Journal - Included in the International Serial Directories Indexed & Listed at: Ulrich's Periodicals Directory ©, U.S.A., Open J-Gage, India as well as in Cabell’s Directories of Publishing Opportunities, U.S.A. International Journal of Research in Social Sciences http://www.ijmra.us 55 February 2014 THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN IMO STATE NIGERIA NWOBI ANDERSON CHUKWUKAILO * CHIKWE GODDEY CHUKWUDI ** OPARA JUDE *** ABSTRACT The world today is gravitating towards a boundary less economy called a global village. This is driven by the rapid development in information communication technology summarized with the concept of globalization. Globalization has permeated every sectors of the society and the education system is not an exemption. This work therefore addresses the impacts of globalization on educational system with selected tertiary institutions in Imo State. Three research questions were raised as a guide to this study while data generated through the questionnaire were analyzed using Non-parametric Kruskal Wallis test. The statistical software package known as MINITAB version 15.0 was used for the analysis. The use of Bartlet’s test of homogeneity of variance shows variation in the data, and the test for normality assumption rejected the null hypothesis. The outcome reveals the following: Globalization has a positive impact on the availability of educational services in Nigeria; Globalization has a positive impact on the accessibility of education services in Nigeria; and Globalization has a positive impact on the academic performance of Nigerian students. Keywords: Globalization, ICT, Education System, Kruskal-Wallis test, Policy Implementation, Tertiary Institutions * Department of Statistics, Abia State Polytechnic, Aba Nigeria ** Department of Business Administration and Management, Temple Gate Polytechnic, Aba, Abia State, Nigeria *** Department of Statistics, Imo State University, PMB 2000, Owerri NIGERIA