Challenges Facing Teaching and Learning in Socially Stratified Societies: Implications for Sociologists of Education in Nigeria

Abstract

The main thrust of this paper is to examine teaching and learning in the context of Socially stratified societies vis-a-vis challenges for sociologists of education. This was done by first attempting a brief theoretical framework with a view to having a sociological base for the paper. Conceptual clarification of teaching and learning, and socially stratified societies was done. The paper also highlighted on the nature of teaching and learning in stratified societies, showing the various predicaments faced by the teachers and students in these types of societies. The challenges or implications of the problems of teaching and learning in stratified societies for Sociologists of Education were also viewed. Among, the paper recommendations is that, the provision of education should be distributed primarily on an equal basis regardless of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds of individual in any society of Nigeria, to minimize school content strata and stratification' in access to basic schooling.