Using Page $data variables in template

Is there a way to use page $data variables in the template it's loaded in?

For instance - if I have a template that has a head like this:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<!--[if IE 8]>         <html class="no-js lt-ie9"> <![endif]-->
<!--[if gt IE 8]><!--> <html class="no-js"> <!--<![endif]-->
    <head>
  <title><?php echo $data['title']; ?> | ACME, Inc.</title>
</head>

My view is pages/home and the controller looks something like this:

 public function index($data) {


$data = array();
            $data['title'] = 'Home';

        $this->load->view('pages/home', $data);
}

How do I get a parent template or sibling view to take on the page's variables?

Solution

I usually use the code below for meta data in page

In controller:

 $page = new stdClass();
        $page->title = "Your Page Title";
        $page->desc = "Your page description";
        $page->key = "keword1,keyword2,keyword3";
        $page ->author = "Alex";

 $data['page'] = $page;
 $this->load->view('pages/home', $data);

In View:

<title><?php
if(isset($page->title)){
echo $page->title;
}
?></title>
<meta name="description" content="<?php
if(isset($page->desc)){
echo $page->desc;
}
?>"/>
<meta name="keywords" content="<?php
if(isset($page->key)){
echo $page->key;
}
?>"/>
<meta name="author" content="<?php
if(isset($page->author)){
echo $page->author;
}
?>"/>
content="<?php
if(isset($page->desc)){
echo $page->desc;
}
?>"/>

This is safe for not conflicting variable and easy to use.