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Title:The literacy campaign in Northern Nigeria
Author:Jeffries, W.F.
Year:1958
Periodical:Fundamental and Adult Education
Volume:19
Issue:1
Pages:2-6
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subject:literacy
Abstract:The government of Nigeria's most important educational responsibility has been for the development of sound local government; in which traditional patterns of social organization are preserved. The native Authority is the employer of such staff as is required.However, the necessary training is arranged by the Department concerned, which has posted a professional field officer in each province.This arrangement indicates the obvious administrative structure for the literacy campaign. All that is required is an addition at each level for literacy work. Financial arrangements, like its administrative and operational structure follow an established model. The essence of the campaign is that the region requires, and must make provision for, consistent progress throughout the territory, and success depends on the close association of field work with the normal daily life of people with almost exclusively parochial interests at this stage.