3 research outputs found
Pre-Vocational, Pre-Technical and Pre-Professional Programmes: Basic Tools for Vocational Technical Education and Training
No full textIt is noted that various institutions of learning such as primary schools, secondary schools, technical colleges, colleges of education, polytechnics and universities adopt different programmes and methods in training their pupils and students. The chosen programmes by these institutions depend on the ability and interest of the students in various institutions. These programmes are the basic tools for vocational technical education and training in various countries of the world. The training required depends on the level of institution of learning. The training starts from primary school level to higher institutions .The study focuses on the meaning of pre-vocational, pre-technical, pre-profession, technical education and vocational education. It also focuses on the occupational competencies required for training vocational technical education students. The study also contained the measures to improve on the training of vocational technical education students. Keywords: Pre-vocational Education, Pre-technical Education, Pre-professional Education, Vocational Technical Education and Training DOI: 10.7176/JEP/10-26-09 Publication date:September 30th 201
Teachers’ Fairness and Passion for Teaching as Correlates of Secondary School Student Academic Performance in Ekiti State, Nigeria
No full textHighlights: There was significant relationship between teachers’ fairness and secondary school student academic performance.There was significant relationship between passion for teaching and secondary school student academic performance.Teachers’ fairness and passion for teaching had influence on secondary school student academic performance. Abstract The study examined the relationship between teachers’ fairness, passion for teaching and secondary school student academic performance in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The purpose of the research is to find out the relationship between teachers’ fairness, passion for teaching and secondary school student academic performance. Teachers’ Fairness and Passion for Teaching Questionnaire (TFPTQ) and Secondary School Student Academic Performance Inventory (SSSAPI) were used for the study. Descriptive research of the survey type was employed for the study. The study revealed that there was significant positive relationship between teachers’ fairness, passion for teaching and secondary school student academic performance. The study had shown that teachers’ fairness and passion for teaching had influence on secondary school student academic performance. Keywords: Teachers, Fairness, Academic Performance, Teaching, Teachers’ Fairness DOI: 10.7176/PPAR/9-12-08 Publication date: December 31st 201
Innovations into industrial-technology programmes of Nigerian universities for quality assurance
No full textThe study innovated the industrial technology programmes of Nigerian universities for effective application of mobile communication technologies and quality assurance of graduates. Five research questions guided the study while three null hypotheses formulated were tested at .05 level of significance. The study made use of descriptive survey design and was carried out in Enugu State, Nigeria. The participants for the study were 120 comprising of 67 lecturers of electrical/electronic technology and 53 technologists of industrial technical education. A 97-item questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. One hundred and eighteen copies of the questionnaire were retrieved. The data collected were analyzed using mean, factor analysis, standard deviation and improvement need index (INI) to answer the four research questions while analysis of variance was employed to test the hypotheses at .05 level of significance. Results revealed that 33 innovations for inclusion into programme of electrical/electronic technology. Furthermore, the results of the study revealed that teachers need improvement in implementing the innovated contents of electrical/electronic technology aspect of industrial technical education programme. Hence, there is need to package the findings of the study into training programme and use it for building the capacity of teachers of electrical/electronic technology in Nigerian universities
