Kehdinga GF, TEACHING STEM EDUCATION IN NIGERIA (1).pdf (306.01 kB)
Teaching STEM education in Nigeria: challenges and recommendations.
journal contribution
posted on 2021-11-29, 10:09 authored by Dr. Kehdinga George FomunyamSTEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Recently, attention has been placed on STEM as a result of the employment gap in
STEM-field and the need to meet the demand of technological development of this
present time. STEM was earlier known as SMET meaning science mathematic
engineering and technology before it was later changed in the 1990s by the National
Science Foundation to promote and create awareness the direction technological
development is taking us has created a need to prepare, sensitize, motivate and
promote the study of STEM. However, the fundamental questions remain; how we
teach STEM, what are the challenges with STEM education and what possibilities do
the future hold. This paper seeks to explore the answer to these questions and how
best to make STEM education effective in Nigeria. The paper does this by first of all
exploring the literature on STEM education in Nigeria, then proceed to look at the
challenges facing sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics education in
Nigeria. It further looks at the possibilities available and how STEM education and
improve the general welling being of both the people and the society in which they live
in. the paper concludes that STEM education is necessary for the growth and
development of the nation and if Nigeria will remain the giant of Africa, then more
emphasis must be placed on STEM education.