PED110: Philosophy of Primary Education

You are welcome to your first unit of learning in this course – Philosophy of Primary Education. You have read the course guide and have known what to expect in the course. So for this first unit we shall start with the concept of education and refresh your mind or memory on the meaning and definitions of education and the aims of education. We shall look at vocational training, stimulating the desire for knowledge and developing a critical outlook. We shall also touch on democracy as an aim of education, and some philosophical aims of education in Nigeria.