John Dewey’s Pragmatic Education: A Veritable Tool for Nation Building in Nigeria

Abstract

This paper “John Dewey’s pragmatic education: A veritable tool for nation building in Nigeria” seeks to examine John Dewey’s Educational ideas – learners’ active role and experimental based learning approach to improve productivity and a sustainable nation building. The paper employs the philosophical methods of critical analysis. The findings of this study would be relevant to education policy makers by encouraging them to consider making policies that will favour inclusion of pragmatic approach in Nigerian education system. It is recommended among others that if a pragmatic approach is encouraged in Nigeria education system, there would be quality maximum and versatile productivity as effective tools for nation building