The Relevance of Art Education and the Education of the Nigerian Child: Implications for the Universal Basic Education Policy

Autor/in	Emeji, Michael J.
Titel	The Relevance of Art Education and the Education of the Nigerian Child: Implications for the Universal Basic Education Policy
Quelle	In: International Journal of Art & Design Education, 27 (2008) 3, S.320-331 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-8062
DOI	10.1111/j.1476-8070.2008.00582.x
Schlagwörter	Art Education; Foreign Countries; Educational Policy; Creativity; Child Development; Elementary Education; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Ausland; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Kreativität; Kindesentwicklung; Elementarunterricht
Abstract	This article examines relevant government policy documents on education and culture and discovers that Nigerian education authorities do not "discriminate" against art and culture in its articulation of educational policies per se, but lack of administrative machinery or political will has resulted in the deprivation of the Nigerian child in the process of creative activity in early childhood development. The article argues that lack of creative ability in our educational products is perhaps a major setback in the nation's quest for industrial and technological development. In this article a new art curriculum for elementary schools is advocated as a means of engaging the young child in order to attain functional educational skills necessary in the world of work. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10