Following this, in 2008 the federal government of nigeria, through the nigerian educational research and development council nerdc developed and introduced the 9year basic education curriculum bec in schools by realigning all extant primary and junior secondary school curricula to meet the key. Definitions of curriculum that which is taught in schools a set of subjects. This explains why the state of education in nigeria continues to be our national discourse at all. Development and history of education in nigeria since 1960 till date and before independence you see when you talk about education in africa, nigeria is the most populous black nation in the world, located in west africa, bordered by the republic of benin on the west, niger on the north, northeast by chad and. In what ways did the 1969 curriculum conference aided the development of the nigerias educational policies of the 70s. The study focuses on the history of the early development of accounting profession in nigeria by carefully looking at the roles played by state in the evolution of accounting bodies. Development of the intellect was not considered to be of particular usefulness. From the time of their arrival from september 1842, until 1882, the christian missions alone controlled the school curriculum in nigeria. The major reason for this was the excess attention given to academic curriculum. Islam reached nigeria through the borno empire between 1068 ad and hausa states. Chapter two focuses on the history of curriculum development. It encompasses the macro or broadly based activities that impact on a wide range of programs, courses, and student experiences. However, those formal elements are frequently not taught.
Before i discuss the definition of curriculum development, let me describe to you first the importance of curriculum. The major development in science curriculum took place in nigeria starting from 19321, the establishment of yaba college of upgraded 1963 to yaba college of technology, to run courses in engineering, medicine, science, agriculture, survey and teacher training college fill vacancies in relevant. Centre for education al technology school of education, college of education ikereekiti, ekiti state, nigeria abstract this work takes a look at the historical perspective of educational broadcasting in nigeria. The journal of environmental education publishes goals for curriculum development in environmental education by h. The role of history in curriculum development global academic. A brief description of curriculum development and instructional development should aid in clarifying these apparent differences of opinion. In terms of policy, this view sees curriculum frameworks as tools to bridge broad educational goals and the processes to. Curriculum development focuses primarily on content and areas related to it.
The paper identifies those organizations that were responsible for its introduction and growth. In nigeria, for example, western education interfered with the traditional education which was. As the title indicates, our concern is with teacher education curriculum in nigeria, a country that has since 1977 avowed to adopt lifelong education in her education principle and practice. Nigeria, having realized the effectiveness of education as a powerful instrument for national progress and development, adjusted her secondary school educational system to encompass diversified curriculum that integrates academic with technical and vocational subjects. In order to fulfill the purpose of this study, answers were sought for six research questions. An attempt has been made in this paper to analyze the development of social studies education in nigeria.
The nigerian national senior secondary schools curriculum. Nigeria, july 2008 2 of slaves flowed north across the sahara for a millennium, ending only at the beginning of the twentieth century. Dec, 2014 this article explains the definition of curriculum development, and its importance in school, country, and society, in general. Boys were formally educated from the age of eight to sixteen in various disciplines, which emphasized the principles of moderation and balance. Following this, in 2008 the federal government of nigeria, through the nigerian educational research and development council nerdc developed and introduced the 9year basic education curriculum bec in schools by realigning all extant primary and junior secondary school curricula to meet.
Implementation of nigerian secondary school curriculum. There is a widened western educational gap between the north and south of nigeria with the predominantly muslim areas of the north lagging behind due to some historical antecedents. For example, a typical 5year cycle is illustrated in exhibit 10. Alhaji shehu shagari, nigerias first executive president, late michael adekunle ajasin, late samuel ladoke akintola to mention but a few, started as teachers and they are very great in the society. This paper examines the trend in the educational development of nigeria from precolonial times to the present, with a view to highlighting the progress made and problems encountered on the way.
Assessment of secondary school curriculum in nigeria. In 1882, the english language which was already well spoken in nigeria by the elites and children of the elites, was accepted and implemented as the main channel of instruction and was the generalized approved communication language in corporate environments schools, post offices, corporate organizations, airports, federal and state. It is clearly indicating that curriculum development is influenced by the political process, because every time the leadership of a countrys exchange, then every time that curriculum change. An attempts have been made in this chapter to trace the history of the development of higher education in nigeria efforts were made to follow the historical sequence of the establishment of the institutions and to cover as widely as possible the different categories of higher educational institutions. The history of curriculum development in nigeria was the arrival of the christian missions towards the end of the first half of the nineteenth century, followed closely by the establishment of missionary schools and the teaching of the four rs. B 5080, port harcourt, rivers state, nigeria abstract. Alhaji shehu shagari, nigerias first executive president, late michael adekunle ajasin, late samuel ladoke akintola to mention but a few, started as teachers and they are very great in. Ignatius ajuru university of education port harcourt.
In terms of policy, this view sees curriculum frameworks as tools to bridge broad educational goals and the processes to reach them. History of curriculum development in nigeria peakng. Local authorities take responsibility for implementing statecontrolled policy regarding public education and state schools. The meaning and importance of curriculum development. The curriculuminuse is the actual curriculum that is.
In addition, the historical development of christian education forms part of the basis or framework within which evaluation will be done in the seventh chapter. Historical analysis of federal government innovations in early childhood education in nigeria, 19772008 professor amakievi. Educational reconstruction and postcolonial curriculum. Historical analysis of federal government innovations in early childhood education in nigeria. A national conference on curriculum development was held in 1969 which served as the basis for drafting the national policy on education of 1977 in nigeria. History of the development of higher education in nigeria. The eclectic curriculum in times of standardizationa historical sketch david warren saxe social studies is a survivor, enduring as a mainstay of the american curriculum for nearly 100 years. The history of curriculum development in nigeria curriculum development during and after the phelpsstokes commission 1925 to 1952 the phelpsstokes commission was noted for the initial failure to help in matching education to the needs of nigerians.
The nigerian national senior secondary schools curriculum and. The idea of nationalism implies something original or unique about the people who live in a country. Curriculum development is a process which has relies on certain basis or foundations. In section 4, after defining the concepts of development and development paradigms, some key ingredients of recent past and prevailing development recipes are identified. The curriculuminuse is the actual curriculum that is delivered and presented by each teacher. A curriculum development team is recommended in order to bring both subject matter and educational methods expertise to the project. History of education in nigeria development since 1960. A humanistic curriculum is a curriculum based on intercultural education that allows for the plurality of society while striving to ensure a balance between pluralism and universal values. The christian missionaries who came from great britain introduced formal western education to nigeria, just before the middle of the 19 th century. Nigeria ranks as the tenth largest nation in the world, and by far the largest nation in africa, with an estimated population of 123,337,822 people. History of curriculum development in nigeria curriculum according to tyler 1963 is all of the learning of students which is planned by and directed. Chapter 1 the nature of curriculum sage publications.
Curriculum, however, can be defined as prescriptive, descriptive, or both. The total revision of the new zealand school curriculum, begun in 1991, in both english and maori, is nearing completion. The justify the inclusion of enterpreneurship development programme in the curriculum og higher education in nigeria asked in business accounting and bookkeeping, nigeria, lagos nigeria. Curriculum developers have knowledge of theoretical aspect of their work which in. Being a major investment in human capital development, it plays a critical role in longterm productivity and growth at both micro and macro levels. Curriculum development resumed in 1991, at first under the achievement initiative policy and from 1993 under the umbrella of the new zealand curriculum framework ministry of education, 1993.
In spite of the series of curriculum developments over the years, the nigerian education sector is plagued by several challenges including the inadequate supply of. More specifically, we present an overview of the indigenous, quranic and the westerntype education before and after independence. Curriculum developers have knowledge of theoretical aspect of their work which in other words refers to foundations of curriculum. Chapter 10 curriculum development and implementation.
Education in nigeria is overseen by the ministry of education. Curriculum development and multicultural education in the nigerian. The total revision of the new zealand school curriculum, begun in 1991, in. Adejuyigbe abstract the fundamental principle of technical and vocational education in nigeria and the development of the new national senior secondary schools curriculum structures in nigeria is to allow everybody to acquire technical. The history of nigeria can be traced to prehistoric settlers nigerians living in the area as early as 1100 bc. Nigerias central government has been dominated by instability since declaring independence from. This paper emphasizes the contributions of education to national development. Historical development of social studies in nigeria journal. In athens, the approach to education was designed to promote the development of both body and mind.
He started a career in the teaching profession and later, he too joined politics and from there became nigerias prime minister. Gabriel institute of foundation studies, rivers state university of science, and technology, p. History of the curriculum development of nigeria answers. The introduction also examines in detail the development of the produce trade at old calabar and the importance of ivory as a secondary. History of curriculum development developing the draft. In a sense, the task of defining the concept of curriculum is perhaps the most difficult of. The curriculum council should also select teacher representation for curriculum devel opment. Today, it may be asked whether such concerns really matter. A delineation is made of the scope of curriculum studies. Library of congress federal research division country profile. Historical analysis of federal government innovations in. The history of the development of higher education in nigeria will be incomplete without consideration of the report of ashby commission and its role in the nations education development. Islam reached nigeria through the borno empire between 1068 ad and hausa states around 85 ad during the 11th century, while. These foundations are built on certain factors and theoretical aspects.
The nature, scope and processes of traditional education in nigeria the islamic system of education in the advent of western education in the development of education in nigeria 1919 and beyond introduction having gone through the last unit, you will realise that up to 1914, western education system in nigeria had no definite philosophy. The universal basic education ube programme was introduced in nigeria in september, 1988. Historical development of social studies in nigeria. This article explains the definition of curriculum development, and its importance in school, country, and society, in general. The nigerian national senior secondary schools curriculum and its. A curriculum is considered the heart of any learning institution which means that schools or. The fundamental principle of technical and vocational education in nigeria and the development of the new national senior secondary schools curriculum structures in nigeria is to allow everybody to acquire technical. Educational policy in nigeria from the colonial era to the. It examines how social studies was introduced as an experimental subject and later as a compulsory one in the primary and junior secondary school. Prior to then, education was done informally, as children were taught tradition, culture, history, and the likes by their parents who were in turn taught by their own parents.
Brief history of curriculum development in nigeria under the influence of curriculum changes, nigerias education system has undergone a series of. The education system is divided into kindergarten, primary education, secondary education and tertiary education. Located north of the gulf of guinea in west africa, nigeria is bordered on the east by cameroon, on the northeast by chad, on the north by niger, and on the west by. Curriculuminuse the formal curriculum written or overt comprises those things in textbooks, and content and concepts in the district curriculum guides. The sequence to be followed in this chapter is the historical development of religious education in the old testament, the new testament, and the reformation, and finally, the rise of the.
Recent curriculum reforms at the basic education level in. The curriculum was initially designed as 754, which translated into 7 years in primary school, 5 years in secondary school, and 4 years in alevel 18. History and importance of english language in nigeria. The nations efforts were concentrated on winning the war and the schools were expected to do their part. History of education in nigeria development since 1960 till. Western or formal education was started in nigeria in 1842 only at the primary level by the christian missionaries who managed the educational system according to their respective philosophies. Historical perspectives oyeleke oluniyi centre for distance learning, ife, nigeria akinyeye, clara. Examine in detail, the recommendations of the ashby reports and its significance to the development of higher education in nigeria. Doc history of curriculum development in nigeria jacob. Within nigeria, slavery was widespread and bore social implications that are still evident. Historical foundations of education presentation transcript.
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