Education, Creativity and National Development: The Nigerian Perspective

Abstract

This paper is a philosophical exercise on the concept of relevant education for national development. It maintained that any nation that seeks relevance in the global economy, cannot afford to neglect education for creativity. It also identified and discussed lack of creativity as well as misconception and misplacement of values as the factors of major weakness in Nigeria educational effort towards national development. The paper postulated that for Nigeria education practice to produce people who can create employment for themselves and for others, like in Britain, America, Japan and China, Nigeria is to adopt pragmatic or functional education. Based on the discussion of the paper some recommendations were drawn.