Catching them young: The experiences of children art instructors in Nigeria
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Academic World Education & Research Center
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Literature shows that art plays a vital role in the wholesome development of children. Aside from
providing opportunity for playful fun, art provides opportunity for the nurturing of creative talents and
potentials of children while enabling them to create and appreciate beauty. Teaching of art in Nigerian
primary and secondary schools is increasingly gaining popularity. However, unlike the more theoretical
subjects, which have more established and standardised pedagogic tradition, the teaching of art appears
to be left to the discretion of the instructors. Using mainly interviews, this paper documents the teaching
experiences of art instructors in selected junior secondary schools in Lagos, Nigeria, focusing mainly on
their pedagogic styles, challenges encountered and prospects of art education in Nigerian schools.
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