BICHI JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY(BIJOTE)

Nigeria as a growing nation can only meet up with other developed and industrialized nations when her Educational system is fully developed. It is a fact that no nation grows educationally without adequate implementation of her educational policies since it is not enough just to make policies. Therefore, there is inadequate and management of finance has lead to the inadequacy of training science facility in schools particularly in our institutions of higher learning, teachers are continually under pressure to cover the generally content- heavy syllabus and prepare students adequately to pass the examination often within limited time frame, the explanation for student attitude toward school science may be shortage of well- qualified teachers capable of providing positive experience. This paper focused on concept of science education, educational policy implementation in Nigeria, quality Assurance and it’s important to education, national policy on science education, prospect of science educational policy implementation. Challenges confronting quality assurance in policy implementation of science teacher education were also identified. The paper recommended among others that, for adequate implementation of science education policies, curricula content would have to be amended to reduce dependence on text books and also include the doctrine of an ethno- science. Traditional teaching format in classrooms which focuses on passing examinations should be discouraged and assessment which covers higher levels of cognitive, affective and psychomotor ability be encouraged. Above all, funding should be adequately and promptly provide for the issues of implementation to be carried out.

Abstract The study focuses on the Technology/Engineering field, specifically Technology class of Library of Congress, United States. It is important for a researcher, Technologist, Engineer, Librarian, subject specialist, and other library customers that have interest in the discipline of Technology to know the technology division as the Library of Congress craftily simplied the fields of knowledge. Hence, the main objectives are – to enlighten the technologists/engineers, to increase patronage, to stimulate the initiating body of possible review to make knowledge more accessible to the Library customers. Some suggestions proffered are: the need to make use of library compulsory in all higher institutions. Secondly, the need for the library personnel to reach the Colleges/Departments for collaborations in teaching and academic supports. It is very imperative that Colleges, Faculties and Departments liaise to work together.

Social media as a product of technological convergence can be used positively or negatively by people, including youths. Positively, social media helps in opening the participation of everyone in sharing information without much hindrances. Equally, using social media negatively can plunge the society into chaos. This paper looks at youth usage of social media during the 2017/2018 Mambilla Plateau conflict in North East Nigeria, using FGD and In-depth Interview with Technological Determinant Theory and Peace Journalism Conflict Transformation Theory as theoretical framework. The paper revealed that youths wrongly used Facebook to fuel the escalation of the 2017/2018 herders/farmers conflict on the Mambilla Plateau through dissemination of fake news and hate speech. This paper recommends that though youths can be allowed unhindered access to the use of social media, such access should be checked during crisis to avoid misuse that can lead to escalation of such crisis.