British Council-backed research offers new solutions to learning challenges in Nigerian schools

From Fred Ezeh, Abuja
The British Council has highlighted the growing role of evidence-based research in improving teaching and learning outcomes in Nigeria, thus showcasing series of locally driven studies that are helping schools address challenges ranging from student mental health and mathematics anxiety to teacher effectiveness.
Speaking at an event in Abuja to celebrate the outcomes of the British Council Action Research Grants Programme, Country Director of the British Council in Nigeria, Donna McGowan, said school improvement must increasingly be driven by evidence, research and classroom realities rather than assumptions.
The Country Director noted that while expanding acce...