Managing functional upper basic vocational education for sustainable national development in nigeria
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSRJRME) - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 6
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the extent of managing functional upper basic vocational education for sustainable national development in Nigeria. Two research questions were formulated and two hypotheses tested. Descriptive survey design was employed. 50% of principals and 10% of teachers were sampled given 150 principals and 310 teachers. Data were collected through researchers structured 30-item questionnaire titled: Extent of Managing Vocational Education in the Upper Basic Education for Sustainable National Development (EMVEUBESND). A reliability co-efficient of 0.79 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha Method. The instrument was administered to 460 principals and vocational education teachers. Mean and standard deviation were used to collate scores that answered the research questions while z – test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study revealed that almost all the principals and vocational education teachers agreed to a high extent that the management of business related subjects in the upper basic education enhances sustainable national development. Also both respondents agreed to a high extent that supervision of food related subjects in the upper basic education leads to sustainable economic growth. Based on the findings, the researcher recommended that, principals should supervise the teaching of all vocational education subjects in both practical and theory.
Authors and Affiliations
Chidobi roseline unoma, eze thecla amogechukwu, chinyelugo fidelia agada
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