John Dewey's Democratic Education and the Problems of Primary Education In Nigeria

Abstract

This paper focuses on the exploration of Dewey's conception of democratic education in relation to the Nigerian context. The work highlights and categorises the problems that work against primary education as lack of implementation of policies and pedagogical. I argue that Dewey's educational ideas are relevance to the Nigerian educational system, particularly on primary education, and a thoughtful application of ideas would help to resolve these problems. Fundamentally, the work further suggest that the Nigerian government and educational policy makers should re-examines its policies and have a completely new plan for this aspect of education by adopting a democratic curriculum.