CHANGES IN NIGERIAN BASIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE EFFECT ON THE TEACHING OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS STUDIES (A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KANO STATE)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Education clearly denotes intrinsic worthwhile activities. It is a process of being initiated into knowledge and understanding which in turn regulate the
recipients’ attitudes, emotions, wants and actions. Jaiyeoba (2007) perceived education as a priority sector in every well-meaning society, she referred to it as
a major force in economic, intellectual, social and cultural empowerment. The value of education in bringing about character and attitudinal change ranks as
important as its ability to change and reshape human potentials for desired development. Education, globally as well as in Nigeria is majorly divided into
three levels- the primary, secondary and the tertiary education. The basic education serves as the foundational level of all other education by providing the
children with a good preparatory ground for further education. According to Quadri (2001) the Section 4, page 12 of the National Policy on Education (2004)
described basic education as the “education given in an institution for children aged normally between 6 years to 11 years plus.” The basic education level is
the key to the success or failure of the whole educational edifice because the rest of the educational system is built upon it. Basic education according to the
National Policy on Education (NPE, 2004) is likened to the key which opens to success or failure of the whole educational system. Akande (2010) reiterated
Njoku (2000) regarded basic education as very vital and fundamental to all types of education any person can receive in life
