HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
COURSE OUTLINE
1. Concept and Rationale of History of education
2. A Brief History of Education in Ancient Greek and Roman Empire
3. African Indigenous System of Education/African Traditional Education
4. Islamic Education in Nigeria
5. Christian Missionary/Western Education in Nigeria
6. Nigerian Education Since 1960
THE CONCEPT OF EDUCATION
There seems to be no universally accepted definition of the word ‘education’. But this is not peculiar with education alone since terms such as Curriculum, Religion, Philosophy etc does not command a particular meaning. This simply means that like the terms mentioned above, education is an amorphous concept since there is no consensus and generally agreed meaning of the term ‘education’ by all educationists. For example, Yoloye (1980), in Ughamadu (1992), noted that some educators have defined education as “a transmission of culture, others as a preparation for life, and still others as a continuous process of growth though life”.
Similarly, Ogbebor (2007) posited that education can be seen as “a type of service rendered by a society to its new members (i.e. the child)”. This simply means that education introduces and equips the child with the ways of life, required skills and societal norms and values so that the new comer or entrant (child) can function optimally. Thus the child benefits himself and contributes toward the overall good of the society. In the process, the cultural heritage of the society can easily be preserved and transmitted from older generation to posterities or younger generations.
Education can also be defined as ‘the systematic process of developing the individual physically, mentally, spiritually and otherwise’. This simply means that education enables the individual to develop in all ramifications or all aspects of life. In this vein, education is geared toward actualizing the three domains of education, i.e., the Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor domains.
COURSE OUTLINE
1. Concept and Rationale of History of education
2. A Brief History of Education in Ancient Greek and Roman Empire
3. African Indigenous System of Education/African Traditional Education
4. Islamic Education in Nigeria
5. Christian Missionary/Western Education in Nigeria
6. Nigerian Education Since 1960
THE CONCEPT OF EDUCATION
There seems to be no universally accepted definition of the word ‘education’. But this is not peculiar with education alone since terms such as Curriculum, Religion, Philosophy etc does not command a particular meaning. This simply means that like the terms mentioned above, education is an amorphous concept since there is no consensus and generally agreed meaning of the term ‘education’ by all educationists. For example, Yoloye (1980), in Ughamadu (1992), noted that some educators have defined education as “a transmission of culture, others as a preparation for life, and still others as a continuous process of growth though life”.
Similarly, Ogbebor (2007) posited that education can be seen as “a type of service rendered by a society to its new members (i.e. the child)”. This simply means that education introduces and equips the child with the ways of life, required skills and societal norms and values so that the new comer or entrant (child) can function optimally. Thus the child benefits himself and contributes toward the overall good of the society. In the process, the cultural heritage of the society can easily be preserved and transmitted from older generation to posterities or younger generations.
Education can also be defined as ‘the systematic process of developing the individual physically, mentally, spiritually and otherwise’. This simply means that education enables the individual to develop in all ramifications or all aspects of life. In this vein, education is geared toward actualizing the three domains of education, i.e., the Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor domains.