There has been widespread corruption in almost all societies and a general belief that without the involvement of Accountants, or if accountants carry out their duties effectively, there will be no corruption. Therefore this paper is designed to look at the current approach educating accountants in order to discover the educational arrangement put…

Noting the emphasis in African environment on religion and morals as the basis of social interaction, the author outlines the objectives of religious teaching in elementary schools, describes the Joint Agreed Syllabus for Bible Knowledge in Nigerian Primary Schools, and discusses the training of teachers in content, methods, and rationale. (JT)

Nigerian society today exhibits symptoms of serious moral malaise. Current approaches to moral education in Nigerian schools are inadequate to cope with this moral crisis. It is argued that a consequentialist approach within the framework of an integrated approach to moral education should be adopted. (Author/RM)

The Moral and Social Action Interdisciplinary Colloquium (MOSAIC) is an international multidisciplinary network of scholars working within the fields of the philosophy, psychology and sociology of moral development, moral education and moral thought. MOSAIC runs an annual conference, traditionally in June or July. This conference attracts an…

Teacher education institutions in Nigeria play an important role in meeting the demands for positive value orientation. Value orientation is described as the inculcation of moral and ethical values that can establish a distinction between right and wrong, good and bad, truth and falsehood, and justice and injustice in social relations. It is…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of the report generated by the National Curriculum Conference organized by the Nigeria Educational Research Council, as part of its search for an appropriate philosophy of education for Nigeria. The needs of youth, the needs of society, and the substance of the curriculum…