Dewey's pragmatism and Nigeria's educational policy: towards a consistent and functional policy-document
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2012-11
Authors
Akinsanya, P.O.
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African Journal of Historical Sciences in Education
Abstract
Attempts were made in this paper to appraise Dewey s ideas in a manner
(hat renders (he extrapolation ofthe relevance and in/ifs ion of the scholar \
ideas to Nigerian education PIJ/i(:v. While IN 11'(I \ pragmatism \l'CI.I not
considered in this work because it \FOS U pcricct philosophy. for 170 such
philosophy really exists, rather Dewey W(fS considered because his philosophy
possessed some useiul insight» It hich could he tilled into 'igeriu:, L.liII..Llti,1I/
policy for {he purpose or reconstructing and reconst it lit ingt he pol icydocument
towardsconsistence, coherence andfunctionality. Ofcourse. in
this consideration, ((1/01I'unccs Ire!'e given for are construction (~/De11'e.,'v
ideas to fit into the peculiarities and exigencies of Nigcria s scenario: at
least Deweys philosophy gives allowances [or such processes. The in/Ill ion
ofDeweyan insights thus helps us nip in the bud various inconsistencies.
incoherencies and mismatches found in the policy-docunient which are
innumerable (IS discussed in this p((per
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Keywords
Education policy , Dewey's pragmatisim , Education system , Functionality , Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Education
Citation
Akinsanya, P.O. (2012). Dewey's pragmatism and Nigeria's educational policy: towards a consistent and functional policy-document. African Journal of Historical Sciences in Education, 8(3), 126-138.