Technological Stagnation and Distortion through Admission Polices; the Case of Architecture in Nigerian Universities
1Elijah. A. Hime; Imborivungu, 2Terkimbi Emmanuel & 3Nyam, Benjamin Shima
1&3Department of Vocational and Technical Education, Benue State University Makurdi
2University of Agriculture Makurdi, Demonstration Secondary School
Email: akaakaseh63@gmail.com,emmyterk@gmail.com,nyambenjamin@gmail.com
Corresponding Author: Imborivungu, Terkimbi Emmanuel
ABSTRACT
Nigeria as the largest nation in Africa will experience rapid growth and development economically and otherwise if subscribed fully to technology education at primary, secondary and tertiary education. The study examined technological stagnation and distortion through admission policies in Nigerian universities. The following concepts were considered in the study; Analysis of national curriculum for senior secondary school examinations and national business and technical examination board curriculum for national technical certificate examination, architecture as well as facts about technological stagnation and distortion through university admission policies in Nigeria. The study revealed that NABTEB, NECO and WAEC provides platform for students to gain admission into Nigeria universities to offer architecture and engineering course. Ministry of education in corroboration with Nigerian National University Commission (NUC) as policy making bodies concerning tertiary education should make polices that will favour science and technical education in general and particularly science and technical school graduates so as to remove bottle neck that hinder them from getting admission into Nigerian universities to offer architecture and engineering courses of their choice. National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) should educate JAMB and university administrator through workshop and seminar on subjects offered by science and technical college students so that upon graduation they gain admission into Nigerian universities to courses of their choice and that University authorities in Nigeria should create equal opportunities for science and technical colleges’ graduates to gain admission into the university to offer architecture and engineering courses like their counterpart who graduates from secondary school.
Keywords: Technological, Stagnation, distortion, Admission Polices and Architecture
