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...trained Nigerians chained students to a syllabus that taught all about 18th century England; they scorned as unfit for Nigeria the U.S. blend of liberal and practical schooling. That attitude is now dying. Converts include such once ferocious critics as the Western Region's former Education Minister Stephen Awokoya, who visited the U.S., changed his mind one night in a Boston hotel. Said he: "If this system of education can develop the highly admirable culture that exists in the U.S. today, there must be something...
Steven O. Awokoya, former Nigerian minister of education, opened a two-week visit to the Cambridge area yesterday. During his stay he will study teaching techniques at the University and at M.I.T...
...Awokoya arrived in the United States four weeks ago to study the methods of science and mathematics education in leading schools and colleges. His visit is sponsored jointly by the Carnegie Corporation and the U.S. Office of Education...
During the first weeks of his stay, Awokoya conferred with officials in Washington and visited high schools and colleges there and in New York City...
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