edu 304 - comparative education - National Open University of Nigeria

trained.
(b) Arousing in the pupils a lively interest in man's ideals,
achievements, literature, history as well as language.
(c) Developing an awareness in the pupils limitation; and
(d) Demonstrating to the pupils how to acquire knowledge
as well as learning for themselves.
Primary school in England could be divided into:
(a) Elementary and
(b) Higher elementary schools.
(c) According to statistics, about 93 percent of the children within
the age of twelve years were in the elementary school.
The Fisher education, Act of 1918 made primary education
compulsory for children up to the age of fourteen years and it also
recommended the re-organization of primary education. Simply,
primary education in England can be described as the education of
young children below the age of eleven years.
For the purpose of administration, all the public primary schools
were being administered by the local education Authorities. It was also
the responsibility of the Local Education Authorities to control all forms
of secular education in the privately owned (Voluntary) primary
schools.
Also in England, there are some primary schools called Direct
Grant School. Parents pay school fees in these schools. Primary school
head is always given contract appointment.
Inspectors only visit schools on request. Primary school subjects
include: History, Geography, Nature study, Crafts, Arts and Physical
Education, French, Religious Education. Also, the extra school activities
include: Gynamastic, Swimming, music among others.
The 1944 Act increased the compulsory education in England to 15
years. It also recommended that the number of pupils in each class
should be reduced to make it more manageable.
The plowing report of 1967 had recommended a change in the age
at which school pupils may transfer from eleven to twelve's years. It was
also recommended that the junior schools were recommended for pupils
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