Educational Innovations in Nigeria: Planning, Reasons for Failure, and Prospects

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Author(s): Oyewusi Lawunmi Molara (Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria), Egbedokun Adeola Oyebisi (Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria)and Oyeniran Folasade Mardiyya (Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 19
Source title: Handbook of Research on Education and Technology in a Changing Society
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Viktor Wang (Florida Atlantic University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6046-5.ch078

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference

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This chapter focuses on the concept of change as it relates to educational innovation in Nigeria. It describes change as a transition from one state to another. It highlights some of the descriptions of change, its characteristics, and process. It further discusses innovation as a product of change and that both are intertwined. The chapter also raises some of the reasons why innovation ideas (such as 6-3-3-4, 5-6-2-3 systems of education, UPE, UBE, Mother tongue, Nomadic education, amongst others) have failed in Nigeria. These reasons include lack of preparation, lack of effective implementation, lack of funds, etc. It concludes by pointing readers to issues that could be considered salient for innovation prospects such as policy issues on the part of the government, educational technology as a pivot for innovation implementation, training of teachers and other personnels that would be involved in the implementation process, caring for the new generation of learners, and the process of innovation adoption.

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