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Title:Ashby revisited: a review of Nigeria's educational growth, 1961-1971
Author:Asiwaju, A.I.
Year:1972
Periodical:African Studies Review
Volume:15
Issue:1
Pages:1-16
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subject:education
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/523532
Abstract:The paper puts on the scale of history the recommendations of the Ashby Commission (officially the Commission on Post-School Certificate and Higher Education in Nigeria) and weighs the importance of the Commission in the light of educational developments in Nigeria since September I960 when the Commission submitted its report to the Government. The work of the Commission constituted a major milestone in Nigeria's educational history and the educational developments since independence have been hinged on the Commission's proposals. Sections of the article: Background of the Commission - Summary of the work of the Commission - Ashby and Nigerian education since 1961 - Nigerian education and national development. Notes; ref.
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