The Neglect of Polytechnic Education in Nigeria

University education, according to educationists,
is a process of learning designed to produce
graduates with theoretical understanding and
competence in various disciplines, while
polytechnic education places considerable
emphasis on practical training and technological
know-how.

In the light of this, polytechnic education was, in
the main, geared towards delivering sound
technical education, and its courses designed to
be more practical than the theory-oriented
courses offered in universities.

Nigeria badly needs a revolution….In science and technology

Science has been defined in different ways by different people because it is so broad and has so many aspects. But all agree that science is basically knowledge of how the natural world works. This knowledge is acquired by experimentation and observation in the controlled environment of a laboratory. A scientist is therefore an individual engaged in the business of acquiring knowledge. In contrast, a technologist is involved in applying knowledge to provide practical tasks. A scientist can also be a technologist, and vice versa. Both are necessary in any society. It is obvious that science and technology are two words joined together by the conjunction “and”. They are often used together because, as we have seen, they are closely related.