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Integrating STEAM Education in Nigeria's Basic Education Curriculum for Technological Advancement and Socially Just Economic Empowerment
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Author(s): Dominion Iwe Agunowei (North-West University, South Africa)and Celestin Mayombe (North-West University, South Africa)
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 28
Source title:
Integrating Personalized Learning Methods Into STEAM Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Nguyen Duc Son (FPT University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam & Greenwich Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-7718-5.ch012
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Abstract
The focus of this study was to ascertain if the integration of STEAM education in Nigeria's basic education curriculum might enhance technological advancement as well as socially just economic empowerment. The research design for this study is descriptive survey. The population of the study was all teachers at the basic education level in Nigeria. Three hundred teachers were randomly selected from six states to constitute the sample of the study. Four-point rating scale was used to illicit information from teachers to ascertain if integration of STEAM education in the curriculum might lead to technological advancement as well as socially just economic empowerment to the students on graduation. The reliability index of the research instrument was 0.79. The statistical tool adopted for the study was mean and standard deviation. The findings revealed that integration of STEAM will lead to significant technological advancement and economic empowerment. Recommendations were made to the Nigerian government and Nigerian Research and Development Council to increase funding to education.
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