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History of education in Nigeria

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The article was published on 1999-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 234 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: History of education.

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Historical dictionary of Nigeria

Toyin Falola, +1 more
TL;DR: The Historical Dictionary of Nigeria as mentioned in this paper introduces Nigeria's rich and complex history and provides a wealth of information on important contemporary issues like AIDS, human rights, petroleum, and faith-based conflict.
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Ubuntu Worldview: A Traditional African View of Adult Learning in the Workplace

TL;DR: The contribution of the African ubuntuism paradigm to adult learning in the workplace has been discussed in this article, where the authors seek to bridge the existing gap in terms of the contribution of African Ubuntuism to the adult learning process.

Teacher Education, School Effectiveness and Improvement : A Study of Academic and Professional Qualification on Teachers' Job Effectiveness in Nigerian Secondary Schools

TL;DR: This study revealed that teachers are not however expected to have an extraordinary memory, but rather looked upon as persons capable of thinking in the right direction, which may provide a solution to the problem of teacher education and school effectiveness in Nigeria.
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School Attendance in Nigeria: Understanding the Impact and Intersection of Gender, Urban-Rural Residence, and Socioeconomic Status.

TL;DR: Nigeria, the focus of this research, has 8 million school-age children out of school, the highest number in subSaharan Africa (UNESCO 2008), and research suggests that the children who are not in school are disproportionately female, impoverished, and rural.
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Historical dictionary of Nigeria

Toyin Falola, +1 more
TL;DR: The Historical Dictionary of Nigeria as mentioned in this paper introduces Nigeria's rich and complex history and provides a wealth of information on important contemporary issues like AIDS, human rights, petroleum, and faith-based conflict.
Journal ArticleDOI

Ubuntu Worldview: A Traditional African View of Adult Learning in the Workplace

TL;DR: The contribution of the African ubuntuism paradigm to adult learning in the workplace has been discussed in this article, where the authors seek to bridge the existing gap in terms of the contribution of African Ubuntuism to the adult learning process.

Teacher Education, School Effectiveness and Improvement : A Study of Academic and Professional Qualification on Teachers' Job Effectiveness in Nigerian Secondary Schools

TL;DR: This study revealed that teachers are not however expected to have an extraordinary memory, but rather looked upon as persons capable of thinking in the right direction, which may provide a solution to the problem of teacher education and school effectiveness in Nigeria.
Journal ArticleDOI

School Attendance in Nigeria: Understanding the Impact and Intersection of Gender, Urban-Rural Residence, and Socioeconomic Status.

TL;DR: Nigeria, the focus of this research, has 8 million school-age children out of school, the highest number in subSaharan Africa (UNESCO 2008), and research suggests that the children who are not in school are disproportionately female, impoverished, and rural.