History of Education in NigeriaOriginally published in 1974, a comprehensive history of Nigerian Education, from early times right through to the time of publication, had long been needed by all concerned with Education in Nigeria, students, teachers and educational administrators. No one was better qualified than Professor Fafunwa to provide such a book, and in doing so he gave due emphasis to the beginnings of Education in its three main stages of indigenous, Muslim and Christian Education. Nigerian Education had been considered all too often as a comparatively recent phenomenon, but this book points out from the start that ‘Education is as old as Man himself in Africa’ and that both Islam and Christianity were comparative newcomers in the field. A historical treatment of these three strands which have combined to make up the modern Educational system was vital to a clear understanding of what was needed for the future, and most of the first half of the book is concerned with these Educational beginnings. The imposing of a foreign colonial system on this framework did not always lead to a happy fusion of the systems, and the successes and the failures are examined in detail. There was no shortage of documentary evidence in the form of reports and statistics during the decades prior to publication, but this evidence was frequently scattered and inaccessible to the student, so that the author’s careful selection of key evidence and reports, often drawn from his own personal experience, will be invaluable for those wishing to trace the development of Education in Nigeria up to the early 1970s. A knowledge of the history and development of the Nigerian Education system, of the numerous and intensely varied personalities and beliefs which have combined and often conflicted to shape it, is indispensable to all students in colleges and universities studying to become teachers. It is this knowledge that Professor Fafunwa set out to provide, drawing on his wide experience as teacher writer and educationalist. |
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... religions which have influenced Nigerian education in no small measure are of recent development compared with the indigenous system of education which is as old as Man himself in Africa. Every society, whether simple or complex, has ...
... religion were mastered. Irrespective of the level of education and training given during the pre-colonial days in Africa, it was functional because the curriculum was relevant to the needs of the society. Unemployment, if it existed at ...
... education . J. A. Majasan in his study of Yoruba education identified character - training and religious education as the two main objectives of Yoruba education and showed that other objectives Physical training Development of character.
... religious or superstitious – that is the fear of witchcraft and sorcery, the evil eye, the efficacy of the curse and so on. In some cases it is the unconscious acceptance of whatever is customary to be right. All the motives are not ...
... religious education, respect for elders and co-operative community effort are considered necessary for the development of 'good character'. The absence of any other aspect of education is tolerable as long as good character prevails ...
Contents
Past and Present | |
The Coming of the Missionaries | |
The Beginnings of Modern Education 18821929 | |
Educational Expansion 19301950 | |
The Era of SelfDetermination in Education 19511970 | |
The Nigerian Educational System | |
Representative sample of posts | |
a Objectives of the Nigerian UniQn of Teachers and b The National Joint Negotiating Council for Teachers | |
The Asabia Committee 1967 | |
The Taiwo Committee 1968 | |
Recommendations of the 1969 National Curriculum Conference | |
Tables showing Primary School Secondary School Technical and Vocational School and TeacherEducation Enrolment Figures | |
Statistics for Nigerian University Staff Students and Foreign Students | |
Tables showing Growth of Nigerian UniversitiesActual and Projected Enrolments | |
Bibliography | |
Contemporary Issues | |
Index | |