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Repositioning Science Education in Nigerian Colleges of Education through Public-Private Partnership (PPP)

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This is a review paper on using Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to reposition science education in Nigerian colleges of education. The paper looked at science education as the study of biology, chemistry or physics along with principle and method of education. Public-private partnership was viewed as voluntary arrangement between non-governmental organization and government to execute or jointly carry out a project with the aim of sharing the profits and bear any involving risk together. Highlight of poor situation of science education in Nigerian colleges of education due to corruption and other factors were discussed in this paper. Practices of PPP in some countries and the benefits in PPP including what science education may gain from PPP were highlighted in the paper. Recommendations were suggested at the end based on the conclusion of the paper.

DOI 10.11648/j.sjedu.20130105.13
Published in Science Journal of Education (Volume 1, Issue 5, December 2013)
Page(s) 64-67
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Education, Science Education, Partnership, Entrepreneurship Education

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