Open AccessScience Education as an Instrument for the Enhancement of National Security in Nigeria.
Author(s) -
I E Regina
Publication year - 2019
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36265/ijired.2019.010128
Subject(s) - national security , government (linguistics) , process (computing) , national development , state (computer science) , political science , public relations , economic growth , engineering ethics , public administration , sociology , engineering , law , computer science , economics , philosophy , linguistics , algorithm , operating system
Education is conceived to be a life-long learning process that begins with the birth and ends with the death of aperson. Education has equally been defined as a process by which individuals are assisted formally throughproper direction and guidance to develop their capacities for their own benefit and that of the society. Scienceeducation on the other hand is a field of study that exposes learners to the contents as well as the methodology(processes) of acquiring scientific knowledge for practical application in relevant and applicable areas of lifeendeavours.This paper critically examined the dimensions of national security in Nigeria, the essence ofgovernment vis-à-vis citizens expectation, the definition of national security, the issue of insecurity, the manysecurity challenges bedeviling the country and how Science education as an instrument can be used for theenhancement of national security in Nigeria. Since national security is important for national development, it istherefore meaningless to talk of development in the absence of national security. In otherwords, insecurity in anation is a treat to development. In a state of insecurity, development is as elusive as a mirage. Usefulrecommendations were also made.