Kehdinga GF, Decolonizing Engineering Education in Nigerian (2).pdf (446.45 kB)
Decolonizing engineering education in Nigerian higher education
journal contribution
posted on 2021-11-25, 07:12 authored by Dr. Kehdinga George FomunyamManifestation of western views above the culturally
accepted standards in the society has been a major topical issue
and over the year’s African countries have been heavily
influenced by western cultures which permeated their religion by
the early missionaries and the Trans-Atlantic slave trade that was
predominant then. These western influence is prevalent in
engineering education and it affects the discipline. Engineering
education is important for national development and
competitiveness and it is vital in terms of supply of electricity,
water, roads, telecommunication, transportation, factories,
machineries. This paper explores decolonization as a concept and
a panacea to the challenges of engineering education in Nigeria,
stressing the need to decolonize the discipline. The research was
a theoretical study as it relied on relevant literature to address the
topic under consideration. The findings of the study revealed that
engineering education in Nigeria is constrained by lots of
challenges which include fallen standards, obsolete curriculum,
poor funding, inadequate infrastructure which affect the conduct
of the discipline. It was also revealed that the engineering legacy
the British bequeathed to Nigeria has continued without much
change to it and there is therefore a need to decolonize
engineering education in Nigeria. There is therefore the need to
decolonize the curriculum, the teaching and learning approach,
the language. The ministry of education must also coordinate
with other engineering bodies to ensure that the curriculum is
reviewed to suit the culture of the country.