1. HISTORY OF NIGERIAN EDUCATION

2. About the course It is a two unit course.
It is a compulsory, faculty course.
It is a course in educational foundation.
It is an interesting course that would expose you to the genesis of educational enterprise in the world and in Nigeria.
Class exercises, assignments and tests will be administered as part of the continuous assessment.

3. Ground rules Class attendance is very important.
Attendance means being attentive, and engaging in class discussions and activities.
Ensure that you sign the attendance register every class you attend.
Give a notice ahead of the class if you have a cogent reason to be absent as 75% attendance is required to qualify to sit for the final examination.
English language is the official language in the class.

4. Ground rules contd Eating is not allowed in class.
Your phone should be switched off or put in silent mode.
Phones can only be used for academic purposes.
Punctuality is very important as latecomers may not be allowed into the class.
All opinions shall be respected and so every student is free to express his or her opinion without let or hindrance.

5. Can we meet you? Tell the class your first name.
Where are you coming from? Which secondary
or college of education did you attend?
What is your like and dislike?
What is your future ambition?

6. The course outline Go through the course outline
What do you intend to gain from the course.
Which aspect of the outline do you think will be most interesting to you.
Which aspect of the course outline do you think will be most challenging to you.

7. Lecture objective: At the end of this lecture, you should be able to:
Explain the concept of history
Explain the concept of education
Define history of education
Give reasons why history of education should be studied in teacher education programmes.

8. Class activity
How is history different from story telling? In five minutes, discuss with the persons next to you and you will be given an opportunity to share your ideas with the rest of the class.

9. The concept of history
History is entire human past as it actually happened.
Historical studies involve: discovery, collection, organization and presentation of information about significant events of the past.
Forms of history are: political history, social history, economic history, military history, ethno-history and educational history.

10. The concept of history Historical accounts unlike story telling:
Deal with real people, times and incidents.
Explain how and why things happened.
Study what happened in the past, link it to the present and project what is likely to happen in future.
Present what happened in a sequential, coherent, logical and systematic manner.

11. Sources of history
Primary sources. This is an eye witness account of what had happened in the past. Examples of primary sources include: autobiographies, diaries, letters, oral testimony, remains and relics.
Secondary sources: These refer to accounts of an individual who relates the testimony of an eye witness. Example include: historical textbooks, newspapers, magazines, encyclopedia.

12. The concept of education
Education can broadly be defined as a process by which the adult members of a society initiate the younger generation into the norms, values, knowledge and skills that are cherished by the society so that they can become responsible members of the society.
Education can again be said to be a process of transmitting the desirable knowledge, skills, values and modes of behavior to the coming generation of human beings.

13. Forms of education
Formal education is received in primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions of learning.
Informal education is received outside the school setting. Agents of informal education include: the home, religious institutions, peer group, media, and the adult world.
Non formal education is received outside the regular school system as it is often received through seminars, conferences, workshops, correspondence, and media such as radio, television, internet and so on.

14. What is history of education?
It is the study of how societies have transmitted their culture from one generation to another.
It studies the contributions of great educators, philosophers, and educational reformers of the past.
It studies how their efforts have shaped our current educational system.

15. Why do we study history of education?
To understand how the past has shaped the present educational system.
To appreciate the importance of education since the time immemorial.
To avoid the mistakes of the past
To critically analyze present educational issues and problems.
To understand the major trends in the development of education

16. Why do we study history of education?
To enhance our ability to contribute positively to educational policies.
To understand how past educational thinkers responded to the social demands of their time.
To boost our confidence to address current educational issues and problems.
To provide us with personal intellectual satisfaction.

17. Quotes
‘The accurate knowledge of what has happened will be useful, because, according to human possibility, similar things will happen again’ –Thycydides
‘Not to know what took place before you were born is to remain forever a child’ – Cicero
‘The value of history is that it teaches us what man has done and thus what man is’ - Collingwood

18. Suggestions for further readings
Osokoya, I.O (2002). History and Policy of Nigerian Education in world perspective Ibadan: AMD publishers.
Mounir A. Farah (2014) Islam, Middle East and world history. scholastic Inc.
Fafunwa B and Aisiku (Eds) (1982) Education in Africa – A comparative survey. London: George Allen and Unwin.
Julian Huxley (1966). Growth of ideas New York. Double day and co inc.
Taiwo, C.O (1981). The Nigerian education system: Past, present and future. Lagos: Thomas Nelson Nigerian ltd.

19. contn
Willian Boyd and Edmond J. King (1975). The history of western education. London: Adam and Charles Black.
Freeman Butts (1955). The education of the west. New York: Mc grew-Hill book company
Fafunwa, A.B. (1974). History of education in Nigeria. London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd.

20. Thank you for listening
God bless you