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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... child may be given as many as half a dozen names. In certain ethnic groups each name has a special significance either in terms of a specific event, period or special circumstance surrounding the birth of the child. The education of the ...
... child . They send him on small errands , tell him stories , teach him obedience and respect for elders ( a very important aspect of African education ) , code of behaviour , history of the family or the ethnic group . THE AGE - GROUPS ...
... child's latent physical skills . 2 . To develop character . 3 . To inculcate respect for elders and those in ... child likes to explore his immediate environment , observe adults in their activities , and imitate them – he enjoys ...
... child. But, even though a large part of the early training is known as the direct responsibility first of the mother and next of the other members of the child's immediate family, the full training is a co-operative effort in which ...
... child who is discovered taking food in the morning before he has performed his morning ablutions which consist of ... child obtains the bulk of his education as a member of society. Since the child cannot be continuously under the ...
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 | |