History of Education in Nigeria

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Original Title Page
Original Copyright Page
Dedication
Preface
Table of Contents
Introduction
1 Traditional African Education
Traditional Education in Nigeria
Childhood
The Age-Groups
Seven Cardinal Goals of Traditional African Education
1 Physical training
2 Development of character
3 Respect for elders and peers
4 Intellectual training
The poetic and prophetic aspects
5 Vocational training
Agricultural education
Trades and crafts
6 Community participation
7 Promotion of cultural heritage
Conclusion
2 Muslim Education in Nigeria: Past and Present
Islamic Scholarship through the Centuries: An Overview
Spread of Islam and Islamic Scholarship in Nigeria
Arabic and Islamic Education in Nigeria
Islamic Education in Southern Nigeria
The Qur'ānic School System
Qur'ānic School Teachers
Introduction of Reforms in Arabic and Islamic Education in Nigeria
Present-day Muslim Schools and Colleges
Islamic Studies in Nigerian Universities
Muslims and Education in the Nigerian Context
3 The Coming of the Missionaries
The First Missionary Endeavour
The Second Missionary Endeavour
The Early Schools
The Students
4 The Beginnings of Modern Education (1882-1929)
Educational Development in Southern Nigeria, 1842-1914
Government Intervention
The Establishment of the Education Departments
Educational Development in Northern Nigeria
Introduction
Political and Missionary Activities
The Amalgamation of North and South
The Phelps-Stokes Report on Education in Africa
The Emergence of British Colonial Policy
1925 Memorandum on Education in British Colonial Territories
5 Educational Expansion (1930-1950)
Centralisation of Educational Control: North and South
Departmental Training Programmes
The Government Survey School
Government departmental training courses
Development of Higher Education
The Role of Parents and Ethnic Unions in Education
Yaba Higher College
The Elliot Commission
University College, Ibadan
The Ashby Commission
The commission's findings
Harbison's High-Level Manpower Study for Nigeria's Future
The report of the commission
Education and Political Consciousness
The Emergence of the Nigerian Union of Teachers
Aims of the N.U.T.
The N.U.T.'s Achievements
The War Years
6 The Era of Self-Determination in Education (1951-1970)
Free, Universal Primary Education
Western Region Breaks with the Past
Eastern Region's Brave Attempt
Lagos Introduces Her Own Scheme
Northern Nigeria's Attempt to Bridge the Gap
The Oldman Commission
Development of Technical and Vocational Education
The Nigeria College of Arts, Science and Technology
The opening and further development of the college
Adult Education
7 The Nigerian Educational System
The Administration of Education in the Western State
The Administrative Division
Representative sample of posts
Inspectorate Division
Education Laws
Primary Education
The Curriculum
Recent Trends
Primary science
New or modern mathematics
Social studies
Post-Primary Education
Secondary Grammar Schools
Secondary Modern Schools
Craft Schools
Trade Schools, Technical Schools and Trade Centres
Grade II Teacher-Training Colleges
Secondary Commercial and Comprehensive Schools
Examinations
Goals of Secondary Education
Technical Education
Teacher-Education
Institutes of Education
The A.A.A. and the A.T.E.A. Programmes in Teacher-Education
Universities
Organisation and Administration of Educational Institutions
Financing Education
Conclusion
8 Contemporary Issues
Indigenous Education
Qur'ānic Schools
Missionary Endeavours
The 1969 National Curriculum Conference
Conclusion
Appendixes
1 The Phillipson Report, 1948
2 (a) List of Voluntary Agencies having the Status of Approved Voluntary Agency in 1948, and (b) List of Voluntary Agencies Running Schools in 1964
3 Report on Technical College Organisation for Nigeria, 2 April 1949
4 Revision of Salaries ef Non-Government Teachers in the Federal Territory of Lagos, 1955
5 Report of the Federal Advisory Committee on Technical Education and Industrial Training, 1957
6 Table showing the Growth of Technical and Vocational Education, 1959-1966
7 Review of the Educational System in Eastern Nigeria, 1962
8 (a) Objectives of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, and (b) The National Joint Negotiating Council for Teachers
9 The Asabia Committee, 1967
10 The Taiwo Committee, 1968
11 Recommendations of the 1969 National Curriculum Conference
12 Tables showing Primary School, Secondary School, Technical and Vocational School, and Teacher-Education Enrolment Figures
13 Statistics for Nigerian University Staff, Students and Foreign Students
14 Tables showing Growth of Nigerian Universities—Actual and Projected Enrolments
Bibliography
Index