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Economic history of Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Colonialism is a major feature of the economic history of Nigeria. Britain eventually gained control of Nigerian administration. After independence, the Nigerian economy seemed very promising. Many saw Nigeria, with 15% of Africa's population, as an emerging economy. However, this potential never materialized. A series of unfortunate political and economic events have stalled Nigerian growth. The country still plays an important economic role in the world, especially as a producer of fossil fuels. Contents 1 Nigeria during the Atlantic slave trade 2 History of tax in Nigeria 3 Northern Nigeria, 1900-1945 4 National Economic Interests in the Postwar Period 5 1970s-1980s 6 Boko Haram's effect on Nigeria's economy 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External links Nigeria during the Atlantic slave trade Direct trade with Europe started from the fifteenth c

Philosophy of Education First published Mon Jun 2, 2008; substantive revision Sun Oct 7, 2018 Philosophy of education is the branch of applied or practical philosophy concerned with the nature and aims of education and the philosophical problems arising from educational theory and practice. Because that practice is ubiquitous in and across human societies, its social and individual manifestations so varied, and its influence so profound, the subject is wide-ranging, involving issues in ethics and social/political philosophy, epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind and language, and other areas of philosophy. Because it looks both inward to the parent discipline and outward to educational practice and the social, legal, and institutional contexts in which it takes place, philosophy of education concerns itself with both sides of the traditional theory/practice divide. Its subject matter includes both basic philosophical issues (e.g., the nature of the knowledge worth teach