Rethinking teacher education towards producing critical and creative-minded educators in Nigeria
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2019
Authors
Akinsanya, P.O.
Osiyemi, E.S.
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Makerere Journal of Higher Education
Abstract
This paper discusses the training of the igerian pedagogue. It contends that the curriculum used to prepare the j igerian pedagogue must be enriched with the capacity to produce critical and creative tea hers who will, in turn, produce critical and creative Nigerians. This will be beneficial 0 the education system, for the latter will henceforth be managed by eholders who po es the ability to innovate the system. Such a system will au omatically be rid of robots and fuddy-duddies. The paper suggests three options 0 rej 'enating the tea her education curriculum: infusing a new course on 'Logi an Aestheti -' in 0 the teacher education curriculum; strengthening the philosophy 0 '0 0 nen of teacher training courses and making it core; modifying th e.' eral 0 e on 'Philo ophy & Logic' into 'Philosophy, Logic & Aestheti s', <: me ontent in such a way that it can instil both criticality and creativity.
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Staff publications
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Teacher-trainning , Curriculum innovation , Reform , Philosophy and logic , Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Education
Citation
Akinsanya, P.O. and Osiyemi, E.S. (2019). Rethinking teacher education towards producing critical and creative-minded educators in Nigeria. Makerere Journal of Higher Education, 11(1), 1-13.