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A Critical Evaluation Of J.j Rousseau's Concept Of Education
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1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Before one delves into Rousseau’s
child-centered education, it is important to give a summary of his
educational thought. This is to enable us have a background of his
philosophy. Rousseau’s educational ideas came to limelight in 1761 with
the publication of Emile, seminal work on education. The book marked the
beginning of a new revolution in education. Rousseau even declares: “My
thoughts are not like those of others†(1975:15). The book caused a
universal outburst of indignation; the Catholic Church condemned it and
ordered for its copies to be publicly burnt and the arrest of its
author. In Emile, Rousseau presents a tripartite discussion on
education, namely: the natural or negative phase, the social or moral
phase and the civic or political phase. In this study, we shall not be
concerned with the social and political dimensions. This is because
Rousseau believes very strongly that the natural phase takes preeminence
over and above the rest: the natural phase therefore becomes the anchor
upon which the social and political angles rest. This stands to mean
that the social and political phases are mere products of the natural
phase of education. It is in view of this that the researcher intends to
evaluate J.J ROUSSEAU’s concept of education.
1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The
main objective of the study is to evaluate J.J ROUSSEAU’s concept of
education. To aid the completion of the study, the following
sub-objective was put forward by the researcher’
i) To evaluate the J.J ROUSSEAU’s concept of education
ii) To ascertain the effect of J.J ROUSSEAU’s concept of education in the growth of the education sector
iii) To ascertain the impact of J.J ROUSSEAU’s concept of education on the child education
1.4 RESEARCH HYPOTHESES
To aid the completion of the study, the following research hypotheses were formulated by the researcher;
H0:J.J ROUSSEAU’s concept of education does not have any significant impact on the growth of the educational sector
H1:J.J ROUSSEAU’s concept of education does have a significant impact on the growth of the educational sector.
H02:J.J ROUSSEAU’s concept of education has a significant effect on the evolution of the education sector.
H2:J.J ROUSSEAU’s concept of education does not have any significant effect on the evolution of the education sector.
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