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Human Rights in Language and STEM Education pp 255–269Cite as

Human Rights in Development AID for STEM Education in Nigerian Languages

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This chapter assesses the weaknesses in the teaching and learning of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects in Africa, and proposes new development approaches to STEM teaching and learning. Implicit to these approaches is an acknowledgement that African knowledge and African languages are critical to the effectiveness of STEM teaching and learning.

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  1. Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley, USA

    Zehlia Babaci-Wilhite

  2. Norwegian Center for Human Rights, University of Oslo, Norway

    Zehlia Babaci-Wilhite

  3. David O. McKay School of Education, Brigham Young University, USA

    Macleans A. Geo-Jaja

  4. The International Society of Comparative Education, Science & Technology, Yenagoa, Nigeria

    Steve Azaiki

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Babaci-Wilhite, Z., Geo-Jaja, M.A., Azaiki, S. (2016). Human Rights in Development AID for STEM Education in Nigerian Languages. In: Babaci-Wilhite, Z. (eds) Human Rights in Language and STEM Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-405-3_15

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