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| Intercultural Education and National Development In Nigeria
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AKPORHUARHO, Stella Ochuko, EMUDIANUGHE, Rachael Emuobome, AKPORHUARHO, Atare Praise
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Abstract:
The importance of intercultural education in fostering national development in Nigeria cannot be underestimated. The critical need for peaceful cohabitation among Nigeria's various ethnic groupings can only be achieved through a strict implementation and practice of intercultural education which will lead to the achievement of a sustainable national development in Nigeria. Intercultural education aimed at promoting the culture of tolerance, respect for human rights and justice among various ethnic and linguistic groups which exist in the present day societies such as Nigeria. National development cannot be at its peak when there is no intercultural understanding and education in Nigeria. No society is ethnically pure without humans from diverse ethnic groups; therefore, conscious effort must be made to promote diverse cultures and languages through the development of appropriate knowledge, skills, values and competence necessary for a sustainable nation building and all round development. The introduction of intercultural education became very important into the national school curriculum to curb the problems of communal clashes as a result of diverse interest in culture which hampered the overall progress of our nation and non-effectiveness of the Nigerian citizenship development process. The best place and way to impart the fundamentals of intercultural education to students is in the classroom. To put it another way, all school curricula ought to include subjects like history, geography, drawing, music, literature, and languages, among others. Important ideas and knowledge concerning intercultural education and its function in national development should be covered in such course material. For effective nation-building and development, it is crucial that all education stakeholders pay more attention to intercultural education. This research attempts to investigate the relationship between intercultural education and national development in Nigeria against this backdrop.
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