National Philosophies of Education and Impact on National Development

Abstract

Way back in Greece of the 3rd century BC, the role of definitive national philosophy of education as a basis for teaching
of young people was recognized and effectively applied. Nations in the contemporary world that have recognized the need for a
definitive national philosophy of education as the springboard for national development appear to be at the forefront of
development and those with vague national philosophies of education appear to experience developmental problems. This paper
attempts a comparative study of some national philosophies of education and how they have impacted on development effort. It
submits that developing countries should make effort to adopt focused national philosophies of education and suggests selfreliance
with entrepreneurship at the core as one of such.