Volume 12, Issue 2, 2024

Knowledge, Awareness And Practice Of Socio-Economic Relevance Of Chemistry Education Among Undergraduates In Oyo Town, Nigeria.

Oluwatoyin Funke ODOJE, Abayomi Dele OWONIKOKO, & Kehinde Adeola BOLAJI

Abstract

Chemistry Education has been identified to be one of the major bedrocks for the transformation of a Nation’s economy and it’s much needed for the desired sustainable development. Chemistry Education has a vital role to play in helping to find answers to various human and socio-economic problems as well as making the society more scientific literature. The study examined the knowledge, awareness and practice of undergraduates of socio-economic relevance of Chemistry Education among undergraduates in Oyo town, Nigeria. A descriptive design method was adopted. 80 students were selected using a simple random sampling technique, thus, 40 students were selected from each of the two universities (Emmanuel Alayande University of Education and Atiba University in Oyo town, Oyo State). Sample percentage analysis was used to analyze the research questions. The findings revealed that Chemistry is very important in transforming waste to wealth. In essence, Chemistry is indispensable for socio-economic growth of a nation. It was conclude that awareness, knowledge and practice of Chemistry education has assisted undergraduates’ socially and economically. Among the recommendations made were that Chemistry should be made compulsory to all students in secondary and tertiary institutions irrespective of discipline and that Government both at the Federal and state level should promote regional and international symposium specifically targeted towards achieving the goals of the building self-reliant generation which in turn will enhance socio-economic growth.

Keywords

Knowledge, Awareness, Practice, Undergraduates, Socio-economic, Relevance, Chemistry education

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