Motivating Parents To Encourage Their Children Develop Interest In Science And Technology

ABSTRACT: Interest is defined as the most important factor of

socio-psychological motivation of human's activities. parents

are seen not merely as illiterate but as integral parts of

governmental bodies who shape and implement policy on Science

and Technology. To the schools offering Science and Technology

sUbjects/courses, the parent's roles may be as problem, as police,

as para-professional aide, and as pre-school educator. Adult

Education strategies of motivating parents to play their roles

effectively in encouraging their children develop interest in

Science and Technology are discussed. These include involving

parents in schools' Science and Technology programmes, acceptance

of pre-school role, concern for children out of school hours,

reflecting the community in the school's Science and Technology,

reflecting school's Science and Technology in the community and,

finally, acceptance of an Adult Education role in identifying

and meeting the challenges of Science, Technology and Teacher

Education in Nigeria beyond the year 2000.