Social History and Educational Development Crises in the 21st Centurynigeria; the Way Forward

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Social History and Educational Development Crises in the 21st Centurynigeria; the Way Forward

Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 12

Abstract

This study titled „‟ Social History and Educational Development Crises in the 21st Century, Nigeria;The Way Forward‟‟ It has been basically carried out to examine the Historical evolution of Social History, Subaltern studies, relevance, role, and impact on Nigerian state and human‟s society in general. In the same vein, it studies and highlights some challenges associated with the Social-Historical Studies in Nigeria during the period under Historical examination for proper preservation, documentation and reconstruction into historical reality with a view to proffering solution for the progress and betterment of the discipline, Students,scholars, researchers and Nigerian Academic Institutions of Learning, particularly where History is being taught. In the course of conducting the study, a very good number of relevant sources were used and interacted with. Both qualitative and quantitative techniques of Historical data collection and presentation in an orderly manner were applied. In the first place, it examines the meaning of the above named interwoven concepts of Social-History and Subaltern Studies. Social History means a sub-discipline of the Historical sciences, which has in nature focuses on society at large. However, in both manifestations it has developed from marginal and tentative origins by the end of the 19th and the early part of the 20th Centuries. The study draws into light that this area of academic interest had witnessed a triumphant expansion from the 1950‟s -1980‟s and is currently gathering momentum in every nooks and corners of the contemporary academic world. Whereas, in the case of Subaltern Studies Collective was founded in 1982, with a view to establishing a new critique of both Colonialists and Nationalists perspectives in the Historiography of the colonized nations. The paper further highlights that this term is used in post-colonial theory in referring to the category of the marginalized people and the lower class. It in other words, implies the people of inferior rank and stations, either because of race, gender, sex, orientation, ethnicity or religious beliefs. Part of the major challenges explored include, the failure of the students, scholars, policy makers, cosmopolitan opinion leaders and Educationists/Academics to rise to the responsibility ahead of them, poor research grants/funding, institutional fragmentation and the inability to de-colonize the colonial inherited educational policies, curriculum and syllabuses. The last but not the least, is the point of the way forward which has also been suggested among others include, the need to rise to the task ahead, proper funding of researches, guidance and counselling should also be given a special priority.

Authors and Affiliations

Dr. Kabir Mohammed

Keywords

Social History Educational Development Crises 21st Century Nigeria Forward

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EP ID EP423984
DOI 10.9790/0837-2312042734.
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