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Title: DIGITALIZED CURRICULUM IN BASIC EDUCATION: TOWARDS EDUCATION
FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
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Authors: Ogeh, Obitor Wizoma Matthew (Ph .d)* and Abe, Ezinne Chidnma (Ph. D) ,Nigeria
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Abstract: This paper looked at the relevance of digitalized .curriculum, its ease and effectiveness at
actualizing the basic education programme in Nigeria; and this informs national development.
The author is of the opinion that the basic education which is a mandatory nine years academic
programme is an imperative for encouraging mass literacy and numeracy, requisite skills for job
creation , and avenue for educational opportunity for a long-life learning for the out of school for
formal and non-formal education .However, the paper observes that given the economic realities
in Nigeria and its challenge to a regular teacher-student classroom method of service delivery ; the
actualization of the basic education programme in Nigeria might become a mirage and the
intended skills and job creation that would have been encouraged through the programme and the
attended sustainable development in Nigeria elusive. Based on the observations, the author
maintains that the digitalized curriculum is a preferable educational approach to achieve
sustainable development in Nigeria through the basic education programme ; given the versatility
and adaptability of the digitalized curriculum to many and varied learners . The author observes
some challenges , such, as power supply, network coverage, finance for data subscription among
others as major setback to f implementing the digitalized curriculum in Nigeria .Based on the
observed challenges , the author made some suggestions that will be of help to effectively
implement the digitalized curriculum at the basic education level to achieve sustainable
development in Nigeria .
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