Education is crucial in any type of society for the preservation of lives of its members and the maintenanceof the social structure. It grows out of the environment and the method of teaching being directly related tothe pattern of work in the society. The greater portion of Nigerian education before the colonial era wasinformal, and functional, but with the colonization of Nigeria by Britain, the system of education waschanged from progressive education to essentialist education to enable the colonialists achieve their aimof colonization. The purpose of this write up is not only to reveal the pros and coin of colonial education,but to explore the impact of colonialism in Nigerian educational system and to proffer solutions that willlead to better education that will be progressive in nature for sustainable development. This paperhighlighted on the pre-colonial education in Nigeria, the impact of colonization in Nigeria educationalsystem, problems such as the failure of the 6-3-3-4 system of education in Nigeria, emphasis onexamination results and paper qualification as inherited from the colonial masters among others wereidentified. Recommendations such as, the need for the re-implementation of the 6-3-3-4 System ofeducation, and the use of E-learning among others to enhance functional education in Nigeria were given.
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The Impact of Colonialism on Nigerian Education and the Need for E-Learning Technique for Sustainable Development | Journal of Educational and Social Research
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