EXAMINING CONSCIENTIZATION AS A RADICAL MODEL OF ADULT EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

Paulinus Chikwado Ejeh (PhD), Barrister Matthew Obumneme Arum

Abstract


A greater part of the developmental problems we have in Nigeria today stem from lack of education or lack of proper education. Many Nigerian leaders are either not educated or improperly educated. This is why sustainable development has become a nightmare in a great nation like Nigeria. Education therefore, is the key to development, and for this reason, adults should be given the opportunity to learn if our nation is to develop. This paper is thus set to demonstrate that conscientisation as a model of Adult Education is indeed a radical adult education needed for a progressive education of adults in Nigeria and for the holistic growth of the nation in general. As a philosophical study of the concept of conscientisation as a radical model of education, the paper argues that if the nation is to develop properly, adults should be given the opportunity to learn regardless of wealth, social status, and tribe. To achieve our objective, the paper recommends democratic education which will usher in educational opportunities for adults and for the growth and development of the nation.

Keywords


Conscientisation, Radical, Adult, Education, Model.

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