THE HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

• Authors: Poplawski Blazej
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the article is to describe the educational system of Nigeria. First the author gives a short outline of the history of education from the activity of missionaries in the nineteenth century, changes in educational structure during the colonial rule, through the period of getting independence till today. In the following sections he illustrates the modern educational system in context of social changes and show the relation between the institutions which are responsible for the national education. In the concluding part of the article he shows the condition of the Nigerian education today, the most important challenges and possible solutions for the system of education.

Keywords

EN

EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Kultur Śródziemnomorskich i Orientalnych PAN
• Journal: Hemispheres. Studies on Cultures and Societies
• Year: 2009
• Issue: 24
• Pages: 105-131
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Poplawski Blazej

• Blazej Poplawski, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Instytut Historyczny, ul. Krakowskie Przedmiescie 26/28, 00-927 Warszawa, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

10PLAAAA080226