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Africanizing Science Education: Engaging Students in Context-Based Science Instruction

Africanizing Science Education: Engaging Students in Context-Based Science Instruction

Irene U. Osisioma
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 28
ISBN13: 9781522518945|ISBN10: 1522518940|EISBN13: 9781522518952
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1894-5.ch007
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Osisioma, Irene U. "Africanizing Science Education: Engaging Students in Context-Based Science Instruction." Challenges Associated with Cross-Cultural and At-Risk Student Engagement, edited by Richard K. Gordon, et al., IGI Global, 2017, pp. 120-147. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1894-5.ch007

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Osisioma, I. U. (2017). Africanizing Science Education: Engaging Students in Context-Based Science Instruction. In R. Gordon, T. Akutsu, J. McDermott, & J. Lalas (Eds.), Challenges Associated with Cross-Cultural and At-Risk Student Engagement (pp. 120-147). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1894-5.ch007

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Osisioma, Irene U. "Africanizing Science Education: Engaging Students in Context-Based Science Instruction." In Challenges Associated with Cross-Cultural and At-Risk Student Engagement, edited by Richard K. Gordon, et al., 120-147. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1894-5.ch007

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Abstract

The development of Science and Technology has been positively associated with every nation's economic well-being and quality of life. Even though the importance of science in people's daily lives may not be readily noticeable, people engage in many science related activities and experiences, most of which enable them to make science-related decisions and choices every day. This implies that science education will continue to shape humanity, the environment, quality of life, sustainability of the planet, and peaceful coexistence. Effective participation in the scientifically and technologically driven world of the 21st Century implies a science education that produces scientifically literate citizens. This chapter provides justification for rethinking the way science education should be done in Africa generally, and Nigeria, in specific. Recommendations were made for the use of context-based science instruction as an effective way to Africanize science instruction.

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