Abstract
Curriculum is pivot to any formal system of education because it defines what to be learnt and, to some extent how to be learnt by the students. The objective of formal education is empowering the user with the capacity for independent, creative thinking, making him/her self-reliant, self-disciplined, courageous and innovative through the inclusion of important values that depend on the curriculum which provides the content of the education imparted in the students. Curriculum incorporates subject content and skills, the manner of teaching and assessment that is followed, the Philosophical outlook of the teacher and who the learners are. However, the curriculum must be designed with these objectives in mind starting with the general curriculum at the basic level up to the more complex, technical and specialist curriculum at the tertiary level of education. This paper highlights some challenges to revitalizing of learning of economics Education through curriculum for enhancing sustainable economic development. It examines the concept of sustainable development reforms, revitalising economics education that has been achieved in assessing learning and challenges of innovation in the curriculum of learning. The paper concluded that for the revitalization to take place, efforts must be made to address the challenges of poor quality of teachers, teaching materials, the emphasis on certification and examination malpractice for enhancing sustainable economic development in Nigeria. However, a conclusion and recommendation were made.
Keywords: Revitalising, Economics Education, Curriculum, Economic Development, Enhancing.
Nwodoh, E. O. & Offor, C. E. (2024)