Biology Education a Panacea for Sustainable National Development

Sallau Ibrahim Ahmad; Bilkisu Bello Abubakar; Sani Yau

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Biology Education a Panacea for Sustainable National Development

Sallau Ibrahim Ahmad, Bilkisu Bello Abubakar, Sani Yau

Published in Frontiers in Environmental Microbiology (Volume 4, Issue 2)

Received: 29 December 2017 Accepted: 11 February 2018 Published: 14 April 2018

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Abstract

Biology is one of the pre-requisite subject for many field of learning including botany, anatomy and physiology, microbiology, medicine, agriculture, pharmacy, biotechnology, and others. Biology and biology education contributes immensely to the technological growth and development of any nation. This paper discussed the meaning and concept of biology and biology education, factors militating against the development of biology education in Nigeria, and the role of biology for sustainable development. The paper recommended that, government at all levels should provide adequate instructional materials and laboratory equipments for effective teaching and learning, qualified teachers should be employed for teaching the subject both in secondary and tertiary schools.

Published in	Frontiers in Environmental Microbiology (Volume 4, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.fem.20180402.14
Page(s)	71-74
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2018. Published by Science Publishing Group

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Biology, Education, Equipments, Instructional Materials, Laboratory, Sustainable Development

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Sallau Ibrahim Ahmad, Bilkisu Bello Abubakar, Sani Yau. Biology Education a Panacea for Sustainable National Development. Front Environ Microbiol. 2018;4(2):71-74. doi: 10.11648/j.fem.20180402.14

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Sallau Ibrahim Ahmad

Department of Biology, School of Science Education, Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, Kumbotso, Nigeria
Bilkisu Bello Abubakar

Department of Biology, School of Science Education, Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, Kumbotso, Nigeria
Sani Yau

Child Development Centre, Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, Kumbotso, Nigeria

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Sallau Ibrahim Ahmad, Bilkisu Bello Abubakar, Sani Yau. (2018). Biology Education a Panacea for Sustainable National Development. Frontiers in Environmental Microbiology, 4(2), 71-74. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.fem.20180402.14

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Sallau Ibrahim Ahmad; Bilkisu Bello Abubakar; Sani Yau. Biology Education a Panacea for Sustainable National Development. Front. Environ. Microbiol. 2018, 4(2), 71-74. doi: 10.11648/j.fem.20180402.14

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Sallau Ibrahim Ahmad, Bilkisu Bello Abubakar, Sani Yau. Biology Education a Panacea for Sustainable National Development. Front Environ Microbiol. 2018;4(2):71-74. doi: 10.11648/j.fem.20180402.14

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