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Literacy and Space Technology In Nigeria

Literacy and Space Technology In Nigeria

Christopher Babatunde Ogunyemi
Copyright: © 2011 |Volume: 2 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 10
ISSN: 1947-3494|EISSN: 1947-3508|EISBN13: 9781613506554|DOI: 10.4018/jdldc.2011070103
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Ogunyemi, Christopher Babatunde. "Literacy and Space Technology In Nigeria." IJDLDC vol.2, no.3 2011: pp.31-40. http://doi.org/10.4018/jdldc.2011070103

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Ogunyemi, C. B. (2011). Literacy and Space Technology In Nigeria. International Journal of Digital Literacy and Digital Competence (IJDLDC), 2(3), 31-40. http://doi.org/10.4018/jdldc.2011070103

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Ogunyemi, Christopher Babatunde. "Literacy and Space Technology In Nigeria," International Journal of Digital Literacy and Digital Competence (IJDLDC) 2, no.3: 31-40. http://doi.org/10.4018/jdldc.2011070103

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Abstract

This paper examines literacy as it affects Space Technology in Nigeria. The place of digital technology enables a proper understanding of literacy in Nigeria. The paper is divided into four parts. The first section redefines literacy in order to understand the possibilities of meanings based on the perceptions of James (1984), Onukaogu (2008), Arua (2009) and Ajayi (2009) that conceptualize the complex nature of literacy and its indispensability. The second part visualizes the role played by literacy in educating technological advancement in Nigeria, bearing in mind that in 1999, the Federal Government of Nigeria approved the Nigerian Space Policy and the implementation of the space program. The third section underscores the socio-economic relevance of literacy in enhancing global space technology for Nigeria while the fourth section relates Ajayi’s (2009) projection in a meta-critical manner, so that Nigeria can become a world power. The theoretical framework for this paper is the “Transformational Theory”. The theory opines that “learning occurs as a result of transformation of participation in culturally valued activities” such as space technology. The paper emphasizes practical findings to stimulate excellence and literacy relevance in science and technology.

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