Curriculuminuse the formal curriculum written or overt comprises those things in textbooks, and content and concepts in the district curriculum guides. Despite having this knowledge, there are a lot of problems facing education. An overview of the barriers to curriculum implementation in. The nigerian national senior secondary schools curriculum. Education in nigeria is overseen by the ministry of education.
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. The challenges facing education and curriculum development at. Issues, challenges and a way forward professor reko okoye and maxwell onyenwe arimonu department of vocational education, nnamdi azikiwe university, akwa, nigeria abstract technical education, as enshrined in the nigerian national policy on education, is concerned with qualitative. This is because teachers are responsible for the translation and implementation of educational policies, curriculum or course offerings. Ibhaze department of home economics, fct college of education, zubaabuja, nigeria. Challenges of curriculum development in office technology and management in tertiary institutions. Chapter 10 curriculum development and implementation. The challenges of curriculum implementation in nigeria.
With regard to the external challenges, curriculum planners should. Still others view curriculum in a manner that is more refined than all classroom occurrences and broader than content. Curriculum implementation, secondary school, challenges, way forward. Some badthings that happen cant be called problemsbecause theyre unsolvable. For nigeria to develop politically, the first culture to practice is sincerity. Curriculum development is a process of improving the curriculum. 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. There are varieties of challenges facing curriculum development, but in general they are classified into three types, global challenges external, internal challenges of the education systems, and challenges specific to the gulf region. To what extent does classroom based curriculum development incorporate with continuing professional development of teachers. The challenges in implementing early childhood education in nigeria.
The paper x rays the challenges of implementing the curriculum for effective teaching and learning. This paper discusses the issues and challenges in curriculum development for accounting education. Curriculum is a reflection and a product of the society and can contribute to changing the society. Nigeria, it is at the implementation state that many excellent curriculum plans and. Inlow professor of education northwestern university, evanston, illinois the purposes of education relate directly to the factors that facilitate or hinder curriculum change. Eg it seeks to answer this question, what is the relationship between the educational objectives and students achievement. Local authorities take responsibility for implementing statecontrolled policy regarding public education and state schools. Survey design was used because a survey reveals current conditions and also shows.
History of the curriculum development of nigeria answers. The universal basic education ube programme was introduced in nigeria in september, 1988. The challenges of curriculum implementation in nigeria teacher education the importance of teachers to the socioeconomic development of any nation cannot be overemphasized. The idea of nationalism implies something original or unique about the people who live in a country. Nigeria and eed every nation of the world is strategizing and. The central problem of this study was to identify the challenges facing the teaching. Since the early 1980s, the term sustainable development has been used widely and. At the end of june 2010, you will sit an individual written exam in order to assess the learning.
However, those formal elements are frequently not taught. Challenges of curriculum development in office technology and. A problem is somethingnegative that needs to be solved. 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. Specifically in nigeria, the challenges of social problems such as corruption, electoral malpractices, examination malpractices, cultism among students, drug addicts among others are subjects of categories of human survival paradigm. Jun 22, 20 problems and issues in curriculum development 1. Problems of education in nigeria and their solutions. A brief description of curriculum development and instructional development should aid in clarifying these apparent differences of opinion.
Educational reconstruction and postcolonial curriculum. Possible solutions to challenges in nigeria today soapboxie. Challenges in implementation of early childhood education. Over the past years, the global challenges to sustainable development have been driven by a broad set of megatrends, such as changing demographic profiles, changing economic and social dynamics, advancements in technology and trends towards environmental deterioration. Nigerias central government has been dominated by instability since declaring independence from. The paper submits the need to save nigeria education and its curriculum from the gully of pitfalls and contemporary challenges by. This is critical to rural food security, social cohesion and poverty alleviation. Two hundred and fifty teachers were selected from the north central geo political zone of. Challenges facing science curriculum innovation in secondary schools there are a lot of challenges facing curriculum innovation in the sciences in secondary school making is difficult for good quality education that is empowering and capable of bringing about sustainable development to be provided. The justify the inclusion of enterpreneurship development programme in the curriculum og higher education in nigeria asked in business accounting and bookkeeping, nigeria, lagos nigeria. Curriculum development focuses primarily on content and areas related to it. Oil from palm nut if properly explored for example will help grow the economy of the country.
Moving with global trends in curriculum innovation arc journals. If nigeria becomes economical solid in agriculture, the revenue of the country will increase gradually. For example, a typical 5year cycle is illustrated in exhibit 10. The broad goals of accounting education are to expose to the students a broad knowledge of. Grades 10 to 12 at one of the high schools in vhembe district, limpopo province, south africa.
Udoh abstract curriculum development is the curriculum planning process that results in the broad and specific curriculum plan. Following this, in 2008 the federal government of nigeria, through the nigerian educational research and development council nerdc developed and introduced the 9year basic education curriculum bec in schools by realigning all extant primary and junior secondary school curricula to meet the key. By 1akintoye victor adejumo and 2opeyemi oluwabunmi adejumo abstract in recent time, the concept of sustainable development cannot be overemphasized. Pdf this paper discusses the issues and challenges in curriculum. Nigeria, having realized the effectiveness of education as a powerful instrument for national progress and development, adjusted her educational philosophy and methodology to march the ideals and challenges of changing economic and social structure of modern society national policy on education 1981, revised 2004. Until the day when these five strategies i will mention are implemented, nigerias education system will continue to grope in the dark and national development will fall. 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. This is because teachers are responsible for the translation and implementation. Implementation of nigerian secondary school curriculum.
Prospects for achieving sustainable development through the. The paper submits the need to save nigeria education and its curriculum from the. History of curriculum development in nigeria peakng. As a social studies teacher in the 1970s and early 1980s, i found that students were often excited by my experiments with inquiry and issuesoriented approaches to teaching. Recent curriculum reforms at the basic education level in.
In compliance with the universal basic education, the curriculum scope covers primary one to junior secondary school using a spiral model of curriculum design. The study investigated teachers perceived problems of curriculum. The new senior secondary education curriculum structure developed by nigeria education research and development council nerdc, 2008 in which interrelated subjects are organized into four clear groups of science and mathematics, business studies. Olukemi josephine omoniyi, boluwaji clement elemure. Curriculum development as a problem solving process involves the critical consideration of resources, needs and problems for improvement purposes. Pdf implementation of the nigeria new senior secondary. Curriculum response to social problems in nigeria journal of. In spite of the series of curriculum developments over the years, the nigerian education sector. Desa the department of economic and social affairs of the united nations secretariat is a vital interface between global policies in. How to solve problems facing nigerias education system. Issues and challenges of implementation of early childhood education in nigeria f. Nigeria, having realized the effectiveness of education as a powerful instrument for national progress and development, adjusted her educational philosophy and methodology to march the ideals and challenges of changing economic and social structure of modern. Challenges in implementation of early childhood education in. Abstract since the commencement of the implementation of the national policy on education in nigeria which seeks to ensure an.
Challenges for nigerian education system iboro ukpong and nsidibe s. Problems of education in nigeria and their solutions introduction educate a man and you will be taking a criminal off the street. Two hundred and fifty teachers were selected from the north central geo. The importance of teachers to the socioeconomic development of any nation cannot be overemphasized. The curriculuminuse is the actual curriculum that is delivered and presented by each teacher. Agriculture as a development issue will remain a core challenge for nigeria for the coming decades. Issues and prospects of effetive implementation of new. An overview of the barriers to curriculum implementation. It encompasses the macro or broadly based activities that impact on a wide range of programs, courses, and student experiences. Mitigating the challenges of curriculum implementation for. This paper examines those challenges that affect the implementation of office technology and.
Problems and prospects of curriculum implementation in nigeria. Department of office technology and management the federal polytechnic, adoekiti, nigeria. This study looks at the challenges facing educators in implementing the national curriculum statement for further education and training i. How can we motivate individuals for selfimprovement in curriculum and instruction. Moving with global trends in curriculum innovation. The challenges of curriculum implementation in nigeria teacher. Challenges of curriculum development in office technology. Relevance of the nigerian educational system to entrepreneurship development of msmes in nigeria relevance of educational system frequency valid percentage cumulative percentage sd 11 1. The major reason for this was the excess attention given to academic curriculum.
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. An overview of the barriers to curriculum implementation in nigerian universities article in international journal of continuing engineering education and lifelong learning 166 january 2006. Thereafter, the paper discussed the context of educational reforms that had taken place in nigeria till date. Education is a great tool for recreating a mans mind into thinking rationally and making right decisions. Prospects for achieving sustainable development through. Specifically in nigeria, the challenges of social problems such as corruption, electoral malpractices, examination malpractices, cultism among students, drug addicts among others are. Today, it may be asked whether such concerns really matter.
In the light of the foregoing, this study aimed to establish the extent to which a group of secondary school principals in anambra state of nigeria engaged in curriculum planning practices and explored their views of the challenges they face in fulfilling and maintaining that role. The education system is divided into kindergarten, primary education, secondary education and tertiary education. The challenges for sustainable development in nigeria enwoirem, immaculata nnenna department of history, ebonyi state college of education, ikwoebonyi state, nigeria doi. Issues and challenges of implementation of early childhood. Mar 21, 2009 the challenges in curriculum development. To address the challenge, nigerias should adopt a twintrack approach, both encouraging agribusiness and supporting the large population of smallholders. Problem, the word problem is connected with theword solution.
It is nothing than decision making that involves selecting and organizing the. Brief history of curriculum development in nigeria under the influence of curriculum changes, nigerias education system has undergone a series of developments beginning as far back as 1842. Human resource management challenges in nigeria under a globalised economy francis c. The challenges facing education and curriculum development. The curriculum council should also select teacher representation for curriculum devel opment. Various approaches have been used in developing curricula. The curriculuminuse is the actual curriculum that is. Department of industrial relations and personnel management, faculty of business administration, university of lago. The response to the group assignment will be marked by the module instructors.