Refocusing Engineering Curricula in Developing Countries foe Endogenous Technology Development and Entrepreneurship
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2002-09
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Olusegun, A.
Mafe, T.
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A fundamental cause of the economic backwardness of developing nations is their low level of technological development, resulting from a low application of science and technology for the purposes of development. Accelerated technological and industrial development in these countries, therefore, require some urgent and drastic measures. The application of science and technology to the creation of endogenous technologies is a veritable means of achieving rapid industrialization. This, however, requires skilled technical manpower who
are motivated to create endogenous technologies and also develop them into small-scale industries by being willing to take entrepreneurial risks. This paper, therefore, considers ways and means of incorporating endogenous technology development and entrepreneurship into the engineering curricula of developing countries. It also advocates the adoption of Problem Based Learning methodology as a suitable instructional approach for imparting the knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) required for the successful creation of
endogenous technologies and developing them into small-scale industries.
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Engineering curricula , Technology Development
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Olusegun, A and Mafe, T. (2002), Refocusing Engineering Curricula in Developing Countries foe Endogenous Technology Development and Entrepreneurship. Conference Proceedings of African Regional Conference on Engineering Education and Sub-Regional Workshop on New Engineering Curriculum in Partnership with UNESCO held at the University of Lagos. Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria.