DEVELOPING ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS IN THE LEARNER THROUGH CHEMISTRY EDUCATION: NIGERIAN PERSPECTIVE.
*Sa’idu DANLADI saidanladi@yahoo.com Department of integrated science, College of education, Gumel,
Jigawa state-Nigeria
Sani ABDULLAHI Gumel
Sangumel88@yahoo.com
Department of integrated science, College of education, Gumel, Jigawa state-Nigeria
Abstract.
The essence of science education in nation building within the context of Nigerian national policy on education is a function of the delivery mechanism in place. This necessitates the need to recognize the importance of entrepreneurship in current socio-economic dispensation by science teachers. The paper depicts this scenario with respect to secondary school chemistry education. It is undisputable that the objective of chemistry education in Nigeria is compromised. This is justified by the prevalence of marked perennial youth unemployment problem which remains a thorn in flesh of our national development. This unfortunate circumstance (in relation to chemistry graduates) is rooted from Nigerian chemistry teacher’s inability to cite and expose its economic relevance through the use of appropriate instructional strategies. This paper provides a framework of how chemistry teachers in Nigeria can rise up to this challenge by inculcating requisite scientific skills and attitudes as a basis for entrepreneurial personality development in their graduates.
Keywords: entrepreneurship, instructional practices, chemistry education curriculum