The Challenges of Providing Science Education to Disadvantaged Pupils in Nigeria
Disadvantaged pupils are those pupils whose ability to learn in school is impeded by their family, social or economic situations which are often times beyond their control. Without adequate intervention, there are chances that this group of pupils could drop out of school. In Nigeria, there are many...
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| description | Disadvantaged pupils are those pupils whose ability to learn in school is impeded by their family, social or economic situations which are often times beyond their control. Without adequate intervention, there are chances that this group of pupils could drop out of school. In Nigeria, there are many categories of disadvantaged pupils into which a vast majority of pupils can be grouped. Providing science education requires a lot of resources and organisation. By its nature, the engagement of children in science education under an ideal environment is a huge task, let alone for pupils who are disadvantaged and must learn science under abnormal circumstances. The gravity of the disadvantage suffered by these pupils vary, hence, this paper focuses on two very critical groups of disadvantaged pupils in Nigeria (the pastoralist nomads and the Almajiris), and describes the challenges faced by educators in providing science education to them. The paper further presents a critical appraisal of some national and international educational programmes which are designed to assist educationally disadvantaged pupils with an intention to explore the successes and failures of such programmes within the Nigerian context. Some recommendations on how to tackle the identified challenges are proposed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-28fdc7b51de74bc8a73f2d6f6d19fdf72022-12-22T03:32:02ZengICASEScience Education International2077-23272022-06-0133215616210.33828/sei.v33.i2.3The Challenges of Providing Science Education to Disadvantaged Pupils in NigeriaOloyede Solomon Oyelekan0Johnson Enero Upahi1Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, NigeriaDepartment of Science Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria and Department of Science and Technology Education, Faculty of Education, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park Kingsway Campus, Johannesburg, South AfricaDisadvantaged pupils are those pupils whose ability to learn in school is impeded by their family, social or economic situations which are often times beyond their control. Without adequate intervention, there are chances that this group of pupils could drop out of school. In Nigeria, there are many categories of disadvantaged pupils into which a vast majority of pupils can be grouped. Providing science education requires a lot of resources and organisation. By its nature, the engagement of children in science education under an ideal environment is a huge task, let alone for pupils who are disadvantaged and must learn science under abnormal circumstances. The gravity of the disadvantage suffered by these pupils vary, hence, this paper focuses on two very critical groups of disadvantaged pupils in Nigeria (the pastoralist nomads and the Almajiris), and describes the challenges faced by educators in providing science education to them. The paper further presents a critical appraisal of some national and international educational programmes which are designed to assist educationally disadvantaged pupils with an intention to explore the successes and failures of such programmes within the Nigerian context. Some recommendations on how to tackle the identified challenges are proposed.http://www.icaseonline.net/journal/index.php/sei/article/view/415almajiridisadvantaged pupilsnigerianomadsscience education |
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| title | The Challenges of Providing Science Education to Disadvantaged Pupils in Nigeria |
| title_full | The Challenges of Providing Science Education to Disadvantaged Pupils in Nigeria |
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| title_short | The Challenges of Providing Science Education to Disadvantaged Pupils in Nigeria |
| title_sort | challenges of providing science education to disadvantaged pupils in nigeria |
| topic | almajiri disadvantaged pupils nigeria nomads science education |
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