Managing Physics Resources through the Utilization of Local Materials in a Democratic Era for Sustainable National Development

Abstract

In a democratic era the educational system is expected to thrive but the converse is the situation in. most African countries. Nigerian educational policies, though laudable, prove to be mere political expediencies, which underscore the relationship between education and politics. The paper exposes the teacher as a stakeholder in the polity of his nation who must explore ways of sustaining development in the society he lives in. In this regard the physics teacher is faced with a lot of challenges which include finding a way of presenting physics concepts to the learner for effective learning and consequent sustenance of science and technology development. It is in the light of the afore-said that this paper x-rays some local materials that can be used by the physics teacher as a means of managing material resources in a democratic dispensation.