Faculty Development A Panacea for Qualitative Science and Engineering Education in Nigeria

摘要

The attainment of an effective qualitative science and engineering education (SEE) in Nigeria has been a serious challenge to teaching and learning of science and engineering courses in higher institution in Nigeria. An effective faculty development will address problems such as underprepared students, replacement of old faculty?, lack of integration of technology into teaching and learning process, lack of interdisciplinary collaborations, increasing multicultural and multi religious diversity among others.The research was conducted with the aid of questionnaire administered to 100 respondents from five different Universities in Nigeria involved in effective faculty development. The results obtained were analysed using frequency or cross tables and graphic visualization methods.The results show that apart from underprepared students and students' cultism related challenges, other challenges can be solved when there is effective faculty development programme in the institution. Thus, proper faculty development will serve as magic bullet for peaceful resolution of the problems incapacitating effective qualitative science and engineering education Nigeria.