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Some Socio-cultural Factors Militating against Drift towards Science and Technology in Secondary Schools.

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Jegede, Olugbemiro J.; Okebukola, Peter A. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1989

The purpose of this study was to determine the socio-cultural factors which mitigate against the learning and teaching of science in the secondary school. It was found that authoritarianism, goal structure, the African world-view, societal expectation, and sacredness of science have significant effects on the learning of science. (CW)

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science and Society, Science Education, Secondary Education

The Relationship between African Traditional Cosmology and Students' Acquisition of a Science Process Skill.

Jegede, Olugbemiro J.; Okebukola, Peter Akinsola – 1990

This study investigated the influence of students' belief in traditional African cosmology, beliefs, and superstitions on observation skills. Data was collected from 319 science students with a mean age of 16.9 years from one Nigerian University. Instruments used were the Traditional Cosmology Test and the Test of Observational Skills. The results…

Descriptors: Beliefs, College Science, College Students, Cultural Influences