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--- On Thu, 12/10/09, roger malina <rmalina@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> From: roger malina <rmalina@alum.mit.edu>
> Subject: [Yasmin_discussions] art-science and science-art curricula
> To: "YASMIN DISCUSSIONS" <Yasmin_discussions@estia.media.uoa.gr>
> Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 3:53 PM
> yasminers
>
> this text has just been accepted for publication in
> leonardo journal=
> it discusses the interesting 'problem" that art and design
> programs
> in Nigeria are seeing increases in applications from
> students with
> strong science and technology backgrounds, and the need
> within
> the art and design programs to develop curricula for these
> students
> that integrate art and science interests
>
> Roger
>
> *Authors: Dr Kashim I. B.1, Adelabu O. S.2*
>
> * *
>
> *Title: * The Current Emphasis on Science and
> Technology in Nigeria and
> the
>
> Dilemmas this Raises for Art Education.
>
>
>
> *ABSTRACT*
>
> The Nigerian educational policies continue to emphasize the
> development of
> science and technology so as to keep abreast with the
> demands of developing
> economies. The school curricula at all levels had
> under-gone reviews to make
> them meet up with these challenges. Art subjects are being
> relegated to the
> background as a result of the emphasis. This paradigm shift
> has affected the
> teaching and practice of visual arts education in Nigeria.
> Those seeking
> admission into science and engineering based courses have
> risen tenfold in
> spite of the limited infrastructural facilities available,
> while the number
> of those seeking admission to creative arts continues to
> dwindle yearly.
> Those who had earlier been preparing for courses in
> engineering and science
> but could not secure admission are often absorbed into the
> art based
> industrial design courses. Such students often find it
> difficult to develop
> their psyche initially but develop interest as time went
> by. Students in
> industrial design with science background are grounded to
> develop their
> creative potentials which are necessary in developing
> economies. This paper
> suggests that art training in Nigeria should embrace
> integrated science
> subjects which will be useful to the production of future
> graduates with the
> required entrepreneurial skills
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