Gst 201 course guide
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| SELF-ASSESSMENT EXERCISE Describe the Nigerian education system after independence. 3.3 The 1969 National Conference on Education The year 1969 witnessed the first independent National Educational Conference on curriculum development in Nigeria. The Nigerian Educational Council organized it. The overall aim of the conference was to set anew policy of education for Nigeria. For that reason, it was not limited only to experts and professionals. It was a conference of the people of Nigeria. It was made up of representatives drawn from across- section of interest groups such as trade unions, farmers unions, religious bodies, women’s organizations, teachers association, university teachers and administrators, professional organizations and ministry officials. One of the conference’s main tasks was to review old goals and identify new national goals for Nigerian’s education. The findings and decision of the 1969 conference became the cornerstone in the formulation of a national policy on education in 1977. These are some basic tenets The inculcation of the right type of values and attitudes for the survival of the individual and the Nigerian society The training of the mind in the understanding of the world around and The acquisition of appropriate skills, abilities both mental and physical as equipment for the individual to live in and contribute to the development of his society. The success of the national policy on education of 1977 was unprecedented. Available statistics indicate a tremendous expansion in the country’s educational system both in terms of number and variety of relevant institutions. According to Imogie (1999), the enrolments in schools as at December 1996 were as follows • 37 universities with a student enrolment of 236, 261 Specialized technological institutions with enrolment of about 2,161 students • 45 polytechnics with student enrolment of 140, 953 students • 62 colleges of education with a total student enrolment of 89, 242 • 7,222 secondary and technical schools with student population of 4,503,552 • 48, 242 primary schools with a total enrolment of 16,761,519 |