TOWARDS IMPROVING CRITICAL THINKING AND CREATIVITY IN ALMAJIRI SYSTEM OF EDUCATION FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF SUSTENABLE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
By
MALLO, Isa
Department of Educational Foundations
University of Jos Nigeria
malloibk@gmail.com
&
OGUNDELE, Michael Olarewaju (Ph.D)
Department of Educational Foundations
University of Jos, Nigeria
michogun63@gmail.com
ABSTACT
Education is generally regarded as an important key of achieving a sustainable national development. The Almajiri system or traditional Islamic education “Almajiranci/Karatun Allo” has a long history of existence, it is as old as Islamic history in Nigeria. It started in the northern parts of the country, long before the adoption of western education. It operated through the Qu‟ranic schools, whose main objective was to familiarize pupils with the tenets of the Qu‟ran and hadiths which probably makes them to become an Islamic scholars. The Quran and Hadith has been the core-curriculum of this system of education since its inception because it plays a central role in the life of a Muslims spiritually, politically, socially, economically and otherwise. For attaining a sustainable national development, transforming the system by Providing formal education to Almajiri, will be a very important gesture of utilizing the available human resources endowed, research proven that there are more than 9million children engaged in Almajiranci across the country and among those children, if were given formal education are potential Teachers, Doctors, Pharmacists, Lawyers, Accountants, Administrators, Architects, etc. The content of the National policy on education that laid emphasis on enforcement of compulsory basic and inclusive education across all children within the ages required for primary education will improve the quality of education and also curtail the dwindling situation of high level of illiteracy in Nigeria. This paper attempts to examine the concepts of Almajiri system of education, the history of Almajiranci, improving critical thinking and creativity in Almajiri pupils for sustainable national development.
Key words: Amajiri Education, Critical thinking, Creativity, sustainable national development.
Education is generally regarded as an important key of achieving a sustainable national development. The Almajiri system or traditional Islamic education “Almajiranci/Karatun Allo” has a long history of existence, it is as old as Islamic history in Nigeria. It started in the northern parts of the country, long before the adoption of western education. It operated through the Qu‟ranic schools, whose main objective was to familiarize pupils with the tenets of the Qu‟ran and hadiths which probably makes them to become an Islamic scholars. The Quran and Hadith has been the core-curriculum of this system of education since its inception because it plays a central role in the life of a Muslims spiritually, politically, socially, economically and otherwise. For attaining a sustainable national development, transforming the system by Providing formal education to Almajiri, will be a very important gesture of utilizing the available human resources endowed, research proven that there are more than 9million children engaged in Almajiranci across the country and among those children, if were given formal education are potential Teachers, Doctors, Pharmacists, Lawyers, Accountants, Administrators, Architects, etc. The content of the National policy on education that laid emphasis on enforcement of compulsory basic and inclusive education across all children within the ages required for primary education will improve the quality of education and also curtail the dwindling situation of high level of illiteracy in Nigeria. This paper attempts to examine the concepts of Almajiri system of education, the history of Almajiranci, improving critical thinking and creativity in Almajiri pupils for sustainable national development.
Key words: Amajiri Education, Critical thinking, Creativity, sustainable national development.
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