Exploring the Potentials of Pestalozzi?s Ideas for Nigeria?s Educational Transformation and Practice Using Pragmatism
Abstract
The survival of Nigeria as a viable society depends, among other things, on the health of her educational institutions. In educational institutions in Nigeria, there seems to be a general outcry that the standard of education is falling and morals fading. Corruption seems to permeate the organ at a high rate at every level. Funds meant for education infrastructure, salary payments, maintenance, and running of schools and institutions are being diverted and mismanaged. Cases of examination malpractice and other social vices like rape, cultism are nowhere hidden. These facts, among others, reveal that education in Nigeria lacks transformation and that there is a need for transformation in Nigeria. It is observed that such transformation can happen if the education sector is transformed. The paper looks into Pestalozzi?s philosophy and purpose of education comprehensively. It examines Pestalozzi?s rational explication, philosophy and purpose of education and sees how the philosophy and purpose of education in Nigeria could explore Pestalozzi?s philosophy and purpose of education to ensure quality in its education so as to totally transform Nigeria. It concludes that once Nigeria?s philosophy and purpose of education is implemented in line with Pestallozzi?s philosophy and purpose of education, then, Nigeria?s education would experience better quality which would lead to its total transformation in her education. It recommended, among other things that practical instruction or practical guide and practical assessment accompanied with corresponding practical feedback and results should be the overall basis for scoring, evaluating and promoting learners in educational institutions in Nigeria.
Keywords
Education, Transformation, Pestalozzi?s Philosophy, Pestalozzi?s Purpose of Education, Pragmatism
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Olorunmota Olu Marius PhD, Olorunmota Theresa "Exploring the Potentials of Pestalozzi?s Ideas for Nigeria?s Educational Transformation and Practice Using Pragmatism" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 9 Issue 6 2025 Page 2097-2105 https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I6-1713167
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Olorunmota Olu Marius PhD, Olorunmota Theresa
"Exploring the Potentials of Pestalozzi?s Ideas for Nigeria?s Educational Transformation and Practice Using Pragmatism" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 9(6) https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I6-1713167
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