EMBRACING THE FUTURE OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: TEACHING AND LEARNING CHALLENGES

AA Oloyede; HA Ajimotokan; N Faruk

doi:10.4314/njt.364.1464

EMBRACING THE FUTURE OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: TEACHING AND LEARNING CHALLENGES

Authors

AA Oloyede DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN, KWARA STATE, NIGERIA.
HA Ajimotokan DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN, KWARA STATE, NIGERIA
N Faruk DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN, KWARA STATE, NIGERIA.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4314/njt.364.1464

Keywords:

engineering education, teaching methods, dynamic curriculum, learning challenges

Abstract

There has been a wide advocacy around the adoption of better teaching methods for Engineering Education in Nigeria, more especially with the advent of information and telecommunication technologies. However, compared with what was applicable, about 40 to 50 years ago, little has changed in the country in relation to classroom teaching and learning, use of teaching aids, and laboratory works among others. The general concept of the Nigerian education system and the role of engineering in the educational system are examined in this paper. It also examines the present Nigerian engineering teaching style and outputs, some of the challenges being faced by engineering education in Nigeria especially in relation to teaching and learning highlighted. The work proposes some changes that would make engineering education better in Nigeria while showing that sustainable engineering education development for the future engineering education lies in a modified teaching-learning approach guided by real-world problems.

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Published

2017-09-29

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 4 (2017)

Section

Preliminary Pages & General Engineering

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EMBRACING THE FUTURE OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: TEACHING AND LEARNING CHALLENGES. (2017). Nigerian Journal of Technology, 36(4), 991-1001. https://doi.org/10.4314/njt.364.1464