Dewey's pragmatism and Nigeria's educational policy: towards a consistent and functional policy-document

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dc.contributor.authorAkinsanya, P.O.
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-14T12:35:20Z
dc.date.available2020-01-14T12:35:20Z
dc.date.issued2012-11
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractAttempts 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((peren_US
dc.identifier.citationAkinsanya, 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.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0794-2192
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7375
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Journal of Historical Sciences in Educationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAfrican Journal of Historical Sciences in Education;Vol.8(3)
dc.subjectEducation policyen_US
dc.subjectDewey's pragmatisimen_US
dc.subjectEducation systemen_US
dc.subjectFunctionalityen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Educationen_US
dc.titleDewey's pragmatism and Nigeria's educational policy: towards a consistent and functional policy-documenten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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