Recognizing this babalola 2004 and mkpa 2005 remarked that, it is at the implementation that. The curriculum development model on the next page shows how these components relate to each other and to the curriculum development process. The curriculum project is broadly concerned with environmental, social and human rights issues and with encouraging primary school pupils to take an active role in the development of their own. Department of office technology and management the federal polytechnic, adoekiti, nigeria. The regulatory bodies in charge should ensure that the syllabuses are strictly followed and the school curriculum must be well implemented. However, those formal elements are frequently not taught. This is because teachers are responsible for the translation and implementation. Adebayo lawrence ojo nigerian educational research and development council nerdc, shedaabuja. If education or training a segment of the population will help solve the problem, then curriculum to support an educational effort becomes a priority with human and financial. 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. Section one contains information on the charge and procedures of the curriculum development task force and provides a brief history of federal involvement in curriculum development activities.
History of curriculum development in nigeria peakng. The challenges of curriculum implementation in nigeria. Challenges of curriculum development in office technology and. Students are the central figure of any curriculum development. Section one contains information on the charge and procedures of the curriculum development task.
However curriculum is defined, it has three important. Ijrre 1 2014 16 issn 20569726 improving the standard and quality of primary education in nigeria for national development opoh, fredrick awhen1, okou, femedein timipre2 and ubung, juliet agyngwuye1 1department of curriculum and teaching, faculty of education, university of calabar, calabar, nigeria. Curriculum response to social problems in nigeria journal of. The federal republic of nigeria is the most populous country in all of africa and the eighth most populous.
They concluded that use of interdisciplinary problem based approaches to embed sustainable development in the curriculum was desirable. Five selected issues from each area are given below. Critics have argued that, one of the causes of the non caring attitudes of the government on education is the existence of double standard. This paper examines those challenges that affect the implementation of office technology and. Pdf the new basic education curriculum in nigeria power. Possible solutions to challenges in nigeria today soapboxie. 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. Development in nigeria enwoirem, immaculata nnenna department of history, ebonyi state college of education, ikwoebonyi state, nigeria doi. The system of education in use today in nigeria is the universal basic education ube also known as the 934 system which was introduced to replace the 6334 system of education. C the new 9year basic education curriculum by sunday n. Aside the problems highlighted above, the education was restricted to the south. Current issues, problems, and concerns in curriculum development.
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. Curriculum development in nigeria will be explained. The problems and prospects of agricultural education in. Curriculum inuse the formal curriculum written or overt comprises those things in textbooks, and content and concepts in the district curriculum guides. Problems of education in nigeria and their solutions, problems facing education.
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. Nigerias independence in the 1960s ushered in an opportunity for the transformation of nigerian society through the development of locally responsive national policies and locally managed development programs. Social problems, curriculum innovation, perception background to the study the federal government of nigeria recognizes the daunting task confronting nigeria as far as social. Problems and issues in implementing innovative curriculum. Purposes, practices, procedures the purpose of this guide is to provide some general instructions to school districts as staff begin to develop or revise their curriculum guides. Curriculum development as a problem solving process involves the critical consideration of resources, needs and problems for improvement purposes. Embracing the opportunities offered by the internet is a welcomed idea in solving nigerias unemployment problem. The challenges of curriculum implementation in nigeria teacher education the importance of teachers to the socioeconomic development of any nation cannot be overemphasized.
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. Problems and prospects of curriculum implementation in nigeria. It is nothing than decision making that involves selecting and organizing the. The current trends in nigerian education system were closely highlighted and their bearings to national. Factors affecting curriculum implementation in nigeria in. Education for sustainable development esd aims at changing the approach to education by integrating principles, values, practices and needs in all forms of learning. The plight of secondary school curriculum implementation in nigeria has been attributed to many. 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.
Submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of. Online publication helps people develop writing skills. Still others view curriculum in a manner that is more refined than all classroom occurrences and broader than content. What are the socioeconomic problems facing nigeria that could be. The growth of the country is still hampered by consumptive cultures, weak institutions and fragile political structures. What are the main factors affecting curriculum implementation in nigeria. This explains why the state of education in nigeria continues to be our national discourse at all. Problems and issues in curriculum development and factors. Nigeria and eed every nation of the world is strategizing and.
This newly adopted system took of in 2006 and it is expected to be reshaped to meet the millenium development goals mdgs target. Curriculum was construed as that aspect of instruction controlled by administrators. Nigeria has an estimated population of 196 million people with the population growth rate hovering around 2. Since when nigeria got independence, teachers have contributed immensely to the overall socioeconomic growth of nigeria, hence, their impacts on the national development cannot be underestimated because through them the implementation of education program and policy and curriculum has been translated and as well implemented in the interest of the nations education system. Current issues, problems, and concerns in curriculum. Problems of education in nigeria and their solutions. Moving with global trends in curriculum innovation. Although earlier stages of the sequence are prerequisite to later stages, they are never entirely displaced by them. Olukemi josephine omoniyi, boluwaji clement elemure. Current problems of educational development in nigeria jstor. This happens due to the reasons or problems that arises at the implementation stage.
Challenges of curriculum development in office technology. Also, the other factor that is limiting the progress of nigerian education sector is the lack of continuous, periodical training and instability of teachers and lecturers. Nigeria sits very close to the heart of africa about 10 degrees north of the equator at the western coast. In doing so, this paper defined the concepts of curriculum and curriculum development. Educational reconstruction and postcolonial curriculum. The study sought to investigate curriculum issues, teaching and learning for sustainable development in secondary schools in zimbabwe. This paper discusses the functionality of primary education and some of the structural changes made to meet the demands of the society. Education for sustainable development esd aims at changing the approach to education by integrating principles, values, practices and needs in. The supervisor s duty was to carry out the rigid and fixed courses of study determined by the superintendent. More specifically, we present an overview of the indigenous, quranic and the westerntype education before and after independence.
Full implementation takes place when learners acquire the planned skills, attitudes and ideas which are aimed to enable them effectively and optimally in the society. The selection and organization of curriculum content is one of the problems associated with the nigerian educational system. The study investigated teachers perceived problems of curriculum implementation. Nigeria is engulfed with socioeconomic problems which have caused poverty and conflict in the country. In other words, both curriculum and supervision were under administrative control. Pdf this paper discusses the issues and challenges in curriculum. How can we improve the evaluation of shortterm field testing and curriculum implementation. Problems of education in nigeria and their solutions introduction educate a man and you will be taking a criminal off the street. Curriculum was prepared by the faculty of these colleges and launched in 2001 and despite concerted efforts could not be implemented. The curriculuminuse is the actual curriculum that is delivered and presented by each teacher. The government of pakistan identified 4 medical colleges for introduction of come, one from each province.
Challenges, curriculum implementation, high schools, school. Curriculum development developing or revising a curriculum one isfaced a number of problems and issues. The nigerian education system has also witnessed several curriculum innovations. The problems and prospects of agricultural education in nigeria. Abstract the paper examines contemporary issues in education as it relates to nation building and national development. Being a major investment in human capital development, it plays a critical role in longterm productivity and growth at both micro and macro levels. For example, what will be taught is affected by who is being taught e. Meaning of agricultural education agricultural education is a process of imparting knowledge, skills and attitudes. Implementation of nigerian secondary school curriculum. Challenges for nigerian education system iboro ukpong and nsidibe s. The process of curriculum is a web of moraland intellectual purposes and beliefs whichultimately define the political economic andsocial arrangements of any society. Furthermore, it highlights the earlier identified issues as they affect primary education delivery in nigeria.
Jun 22, 20 curriculum development developing or revising a curriculum one isfaced a number of problems and issues. Among them include application design and online publication. Improving the standard and quality of primary education in. Education is a great tool for recreating a mans mind into thinking rationally and making right decisions. This report summarizes the first phase of work by the national institute of education curriculum development task force and presents several recommendations for institute action to effect an informed discussion of the central issues in curriculum development. To achieve the expected results, he contends, the school curriculum has to be revisited and restructured to fall in line with the vision of the national development desired. The curriculum inuse is the actual curriculum that is delivered and presented by each teacher. The curriculum development process systematically organizes what will be taught, who will be taught, and how it will be taught. In compliance with the universal basic education, the curriculum scope covers primary one to junior secondary school using a spiral model of curriculum design. This is because teachers are responsible for the translation and implementation of educational policies, curriculum or course offerings. Dillon, university of calfornia, riverside although most curriculum scholars hold theoretical notions about the nature of curnculum inquiry, scarcely a single empirical study has ever exam imed just what curriculum inquiry is in an approach to this question, this.
This by implication means that the goals of social studies curriculum is yet to be achieved, hence. The purpose of this research was to identify the reasons for delay in implementation of the come curriculum and to assess the understanding of the. Issues and prospects of effetive implementation of new. Today, it may be asked whether such concerns really matter. The nigerian national senior secondary schools curriculum and.
Curriculuminuse the formal curriculum written or overt comprises those things in textbooks, and content and concepts in the district curriculum guides. Challenges of curriculum development in office technology and management in tertiary institutions. When the developmental model is used to make curriculum content decisions, such decisions are typically based on the usual sequence by which nonhandicapped children develop. The curriculuminuse is the actual curriculum that is. Section two is a presentation and discussion of curriculum development issues, problems, and concerns emerging from task force interviews and readings. Curriculum is a reflection and a product of the society and can contribute to changing the society. This paper digs into the issues surrounding effective implementation of new. The major reason for this was the excess attention given to academic curriculum. This document provides an overview of the curriculum development process and suggests a series of steps to follow in creating curriculum. The idea of nationalism implies something original or unique about the people who live in a country.
May 16, 2012 the government of pakistan identified 4 medical colleges for introduction of come, one from each province. Nigeria that form the sample population for the research. Each component affects and interacts with other components. A discussion of problems of educational development in nigeria focusingon the responsibility for and control of the nations educational system, its diversification, the need to relate the schools curricula to national manpower needs, and the issue of finance. The nigerian national senior secondary schools curriculum. Udoh abstract curriculum development is the curriculum planning process that results in the broad and specific curriculum plan. Major problems facing nigeria today the federal republic of nigeria or nigeria for short, remains the baby giant of africa. It begins when an issue, concern, or problem needs to be addressed. Problems and issues in implementing innovative curriculum in. 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. Current problems of educational development in nigeria.
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