NOMADIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME: IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Emmanuel Ali Attah, PhD and Ibrahim Tanko, PhD
Volume 3 Issue 2
Abstract
The research work is set out to assess the relevant of nomadic education programme and its implications on educational system. The authours adopt logical reasoning in conducting this research (qualitative). The article observed that Nigeria as a whole face many fundamental challenges despite federal government Inclusion of nomadic education programmes which started in middle seventy’s when Nigeria as a nation implemented her first indigenous policy on education. Nomadic education programmes have been welcome and accepted by Nigerian citizen as education given to immigrant fisher men, herdsmen and farmers which their nature occupation makes them to move from one place to another in search for their livelihood. To guide this study, two research questions were created. Education as one of the key concepts was examined which etymologically seen as, educere, means to lead or draw out. With the activity of the nomads in Nigeria, which disrupted their children right to free and compulsory education, nomadic school were open as steps towards improving mass literacy in Nigeria. Despite federal government provision of nomadic education facilities, there are problems everywhere which include poor funding, outdated school facilities, attitudes of nomads, poor curriculum materials, lack of quality teachers, and attitude of the parents towards formal education and poor control and management of nomadic education facilities to reach every nomadic school even at the remotest location. With the above challenges on the implementation of nomadic education programmes in Nigeria, this research work concludes with the recommendations that Arrangements different from our conventional school system should therefore be made for this mobile group of people because it is clear that their occupational circumstances debarred them from participating in modern education. Keywords: Education, Nomadic, Educational System, & Programme
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