Empowering Women Through Science And Technology Education For Human Development
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1999-02-11
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Busari, O. O
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Abstract
The paper examines the need to empower women in and for science and
technology education with a view of opening up avenues for more women to labour
for development and enjoy the fruits of development at family, community, society
and at the third world levels.
However, empowering entails the possession of good working memory(WM)
ability as the base-line for participating in science and technology education.'
Central to this paper is a study that reveals no significant difference in the WM
ability ofmale and femal chemistry learners in Nigeria secondary schools. The paper
presents arguments that the bio- and chemo- technology at the informal education
sector where the majority of women is found, should be studied for the purpose of
scientific theories derivations for the school system.
It also posits the need to integrate the formal and informal technological
practices and considers this as a major Instrumentatton for science education for
human development.
It, however, highlights major crucial interventions by women, for regional
cooperations and in women to bring about human development.
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Conference Paper
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Women , Human Development
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Busari, O. O (1999) Empowering Women Through Science And Technology Education For Human Development Being a Paper Presented At The Twows General Assembly And International Conference Held In Cape Town, South Africa