EVALUATION OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KEBBI STATE, NIGERIA

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2017-11
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ATIKU, Aisha Abubakar
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The study entitled Evaluation of Technical and Vocational Education Programme in Secondary Schools in Kebbi StateNigeria, has five objectives, some of which are to ascertain the rate of enrolment into technical and vocational subjects, enquire into the availability of teachers teaching technical and vocational subjects and examine the qualifications of teachers teaching technical and vocational subjects in secondary schools in Kebbi State. Five research questions were asked in accordance with the objectives and five null hypotheses were postulated. The target population for the study comprised 275 principals, 1,518 teachers, and 140 officials of Ministry of Education totaling 1,933. The sample size was 46 principals, 251 teachers, and 23 officials of Ministry of Education totaling 320. The study adopted quantitative research design and the data-collecting instrument for the study was a researcher-designed questionnaire. The data collected from the study were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts, and simple percentages with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The study employed the use of One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to analyse the data in determining level of significance. The five null hypotheses for the study were tested at 0.05 level of significance. All five of the hypotheses were retained. Findings of the study revealed low rate of students’ enrolment, non-availability of adequate facilities and low level of staff development programmes for teachers of technical and vocational subjects in secondary schools in Kebbi State, Nigeria. It was recommended that the people of Kebbi state and all relevant stakeholders should; sensitize the public on the relevance of technical and vocational education by organizing campaigns and school exhibitions of technical and vocational inventions and products, the state government should sustain the present development of hiring teachers with high qualification and ensure staff development programs for teachers to keep them equipped with up-to-date knowledge and skills required for accomplishment of instructional goals as well as personal and professional growth.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND CURRICULUM, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA
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EVALUATION,, TECHNICAL,, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME,, SECONDARY SCHOOLS,, KEBBI STATE,, NIGERIA
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