scholarly journals Family-Related Determinants and Implications of Low Female Enrolment in Electrical Trade in Adamawa State

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 27-36
Author(s):  
Aniekan Asukwo ◽  
Grace James ◽  
Aniekan Elijah Asukwo
Keyword(s):  
Family Income ◽  
Technical Colleges ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
Maintenance Work ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Breaking Cycles ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Electrical Installation

Purpose: This study examined the perceived family-related determinants and implications of the low enrolment of female students in electrical installation and maintenance works in government science technical colleges of Adamawa State. Approach/Methodology/Design: A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consisted of 13 Electrical Installation and Maintenance Work Trade (EIMWT) teachers and 129 parents of National Technical Certificate Two (NTCII) EIMWT students (either father or mother) in three Government Science Technical Colleges of Adamawa State. The sample of the study comprised of the entire population, thus no sampling was done. A 20-item questionnaire was developed by the researcher and used for data collection. The questionnaire was validated by three lecturers from the Department of Electrical Technology Education, Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Adamawa State. A reliability coefficient of 0.87 was obtained for the instrument using Cronbach Alpha. Mean was used to answer the research questions while a t-test was used to test the hypotheses. Findings: The findings of the study revealed low contribution from the female gender to family income in households and increased level of dependency of the female gender on the males in Adamawa State as major perceived family-related implications. Practical Implications: The study presents practical implications for concerned authorities to work on dismantling the negative perceptions about female education. The results suggest working closely with several institutions to raise awareness and enlighten parents and family members on the prospects of EIMWT, especially to the female gender. Originality/value: The study concludes that EIMWT is a way of investing in the education of females in view of breaking cycles of poverty and social vices that the females might be lured into.

scholarly journals Impact of Information and Communications Technology Integration on Electrical Installation and Maintenance Work Trade Teachers in Technical Colleges of Kano State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 111-121
Author(s):  
Dauda Moses ◽  
Mujittapha Idris Wawo ◽  
Isaac John Ibanga ◽  
Isah Muhammad Musa
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Technical Colleges ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Ict Integration ◽  
Reliability Method ◽  
Maintenance Work ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Electrical Installation

Purpose: The main purpose of this study is to assess the impact of ICT integration on Electrical Installation and Maintenance work trade teachers in technical colleges in Kano state, Nigeria. Approach/Methodology/Design: Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 57 which consisted of 26 experienced 31 inexperienced teachers of Electrical Installation and Maintenance Works Trade. No sampling technique was employed as the entire population was used. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled: Impact of ICT Integration on Electrical Installation and Maintenance Work Trade Questionnaire (IICTIEIMWTQ) developed by the researchers. The instrument was validated by three experts and a reliability coefficient of 0.89 was obtained using Cronbach’s Alpha reliability method. Mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions, while z-test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings: The finding of the study revealed that the level of ICT integration in teaching electrical installation and maintenance trade is low; the impact of ICT on the performance of electrical installation and maintenance trade teachers indicated negative impact. Practical Implications: The study has practical implications for teachers. Based on the findings, Electrical Installation and Maintenance Work Trade Teachers should engage themselves in group discussion and idea sharing among them on improving ICT integration in teaching electrical installation and maintenance trade among others. Originality/value: The performance of ICT users will improve as there are several platforms available for the ICT.

scholarly journals Socio-Economic Factors and Effects of Low Female Enrolments in Electrical Trade in Adamawa State

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Zambwa ◽  
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Aniekan Elijah Asukwo ◽  
Grace James ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Technical Colleges ◽  
Economic Effect ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Awareness Campaign ◽  
Maintenance Work ◽  
Electrical Installation ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

This study determined the perceived socio-economic factors and effects of low enrolment of female students in Electrical Installation and Maintenance Works Trade in Government Technical Colleges on women empowerment in Adamawa State. Two specific objectives guided the present study. The population of the study consisted of 13 Electrical Installation and Maintenance Work Trade (EIMWT) teachers and 129 parents (either father or mother) of National Technical Certificate Two (NTCII) EIMWT students in three Government Technical Colleges of Adamawa State. The research subjects of the study comprised the entire population, thus no sampling was done. The instrument was validated by three experts and yielded a reliability co-efficient of 0.81. Mean was used in data analysis to answer the research questions. The findings of the study revealed an increasing number of technically unskilled female folks in Adamawa State as major perceived socio-economic effect. Other findings include gender inequality and regress in the fight to end poverty among the female folk in Adamawa State. The study recommended among others that Adamawa State Government in collaboration with corporate bodies should embark on an awareness campaign in order to enlighten parents and family members on the prospects of EIMWT especially to female gender.

scholarly journals Strategies Required to improve Students’ Industrial Training Program between Local Businesses and Technical Colleges in Enugu State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-55
Author(s):  
Samson Oluwatimilehin Ariyo ◽  
Kalu Ezeda Ogbonnaya ◽  
Sikemi Oyin Bamgboye
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Technical College ◽  
Technical Colleges ◽  
Industrial Training ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Enugu State ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Purpose: The aim of the study was to identify the strategies required in improving industrial training programs between local businesses and Technical colleges in Enugu State in Nigeria. Approach/Methodology/Design: Three Research questions and hypotheses guided the study. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study was 125 students from Government Technical College Enugu and Government Technical College in Nsukka, 23 owners of local businesses in Enugu state, 35 teachers from Government Technical College Enugu and Government Technical College in Nsukka and 10 co-coordinators from the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Enugu State. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The reliability co-efficiency of the instrument was found to be 0.83. Data collected were analyzed using mean for the research questions, while the null hypotheses were tested using Independent sample t-test at 0.05 level of significance. Findings: Based on the findings, recommendations were made among which are; Local businesses should liaise with technical colleges to fashion out a suitable industrial training program that will improve students’ experience. More funds should be provided by Government to improve the industrial training program. Practical Implications: The study will contribute positively to the understanding of industrial training program in technical colleges. Originality/value: This study innovates by suggesting strategies to improve the industrial training program between local businesses and technical colleges.

scholarly journals Rationale for Material Selection in Landscaping for Checking Intrusion in Public and Private Primary Schools in Nsukka Urban Area of Enugu State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-129
Author(s):  
Arinzechukwu Victor Okanya ◽  
Deborah Ahuoiza Vincent ◽  
Asogwa Japel Onyekachi
Keyword(s):  
Private School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Material Selection ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Common ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Enugu State ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose: The study identified the rationale for material selection in landscaping for checking intrusion in public and private primary schools in Nsukka urban, Enugu state, Nigeria. Methodology/Approach/Design: A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Three research questions guided the study. The population for the study was 102 respondents comprising 82 public/private school teachers and 20 builders. Due to the manageable size of the population, there was no sampling as the entire population was used for the study. The instrument used for data collection was a 25-item questionnaire derived from literature reviewed. The instrument was validated by three experts from the Faculty of Vocational and Technical Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Cronbach’s Alpha was used to determine the reliability of the instrument and a reliability coefficient of .85 was obtained. The data collected for this study was analyzed using mean and t-test. Results: The findings revealed some rationale for material selection in landscaping for checking intrusion in public and private primary schools which includes; the durability, maintenance, aesthetic and cost of each landscaping material; the initial and ongoing costs, the availability of the material to be used and the life cycle assessment considerations such as material performance, and impact on the environment and the ability to reuse the material. Practical Implications: The results of the study might be of interest to school principals and builders. The study reflects the common perceptions about landscaping to prevent intrusion into schools, and hence of practical implications to concerned education authorities in Nsukka urban, Nigeria. Originality/Value: The study identified the effects of poor landscaping in public and private primary schools which include; exposure of schools to risk of attacks, theft and exposure of schools to ecological problems such as flooding, erosions, deep gullies and a degrading environment.

scholarly journals Antecedents of entrepreneurial intentions of electrical installation and maintenance work students’ in technical colleges

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-137
Author(s):  
Taiwo Olabanji Shodipe ◽  
Ifeanyi Benedict Ohanu
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Technical Colleges ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Maintenance Work ◽  
The Government ◽  
Electrical Installation ◽  
Available Resources

Purpose Extending the theory of planned behaviour and the perspective of available resources, the purpose of this study is to expatiate the influence behavioural antecedents of available resources on electrical installation and maintenance work students’ (EIMW) entrepreneurial intentions (EIs) in technical colleges. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a multistage sampling technique to select samples for the study. Data collected were analyzed using structural equation models in the empirical analysis. Findings The study showed that attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control and perceived efficacy are behavioural antecedents that can be manipulated by exogenous factors to enhance EIMW students’ EIs. Originality/value This study stirs the government and other education agencies on the need to strengthen the technical institutions through adequate funding, employment of skilled personnel and provision of up-to-date types of machinery and equipment to help the students to compete globally. Therefore, adequate application of available resources will foster positive behaviours of EIMW students towards establishing their business venture.

scholarly journals Skills Improvement of Teachers in Technical Colleges for Sustainable National Development in Nigeria: Training and Retraining a Universal Remedy

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 6-13
Author(s):  
Onah Caleb
Keyword(s):  
Technical Colleges ◽  
National Development ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
A Value ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Higher Institutions ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The current study examined training and retraining for skills improvement of teachers in technical colleges for sustainable national development in Nigeria. Three research questions and three hypotheses were raised for the study. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 273 technical teachers in 9 approved technical colleges in Lagos state. A sample of 90 technical teachers was used for the study. A 20-item structured questionnaire constructed by the researchers was used for data collection. Reliability was tested using Cronbach Alpha and a value of 0.87 was obtained. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics of the mean and standard deviation to answer research questions. Independent t-test was used to analyse three hypotheses at 0.05 levels of significances. The findings revealed that teachers perceive the availability of training and retraining programmes and sustainable national development can be achieved through training and retraining of teachers as training and retraining programmes can improve teachers’ skills of duties performance. The researchers therefore concluded and recommends that more efforts should be made by relevant bodies such government, higher institutions, professional bodies and among others to put in place more training and retraining programmes for teachers of technical colleges and they should also be encouraged to attend and participate in such programmes to improve their skills in order enable them to function effectively for sustainable national development to be achieved.

Effects of innovative pedagogy integration in electrical installation and maintenance works in Enugu and Lagos states technical colleges

2021 ◽  
pp. 002072092199705
Author(s):  
Chijioke J Olelewe ◽  
Funmilayo V Doherty ◽  
Chibueze T Orji ◽  
Idowu Aneyo
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Technical College ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Technical Colleges ◽  
Group Versus ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Maintenance Work ◽  
Innovative Pedagogy ◽  
Electrical Installation

The need to evolve an innovative approach that can improve the practical learning outcomes among technical college students necessitated this study. Thus, the present study investigated the effect of innovative pedagogy integration in electrical installation and maintenance works in technical colleges in Enugu and Lagos states of Nigeria. The study adopted a school-based randomised Solomon Four-Group Design involving a treatment group versus the control group. We selected three hundred and fifteen (315) technical college year two (TC II) electrical installation and maintenance work students who met the study’s inclusion criteria from the technical colleges in Enugu and Lagos state of Nigeria. The intervention consisted of eight weeks of innovative pedagogy treatment. Electrical installation and Maintenance Achievement Test (EMAT) were used for data collection. We used analysis of variance, t-test for independent samples, and Chi-Squared for data analysis. The outcome indicated that innovative pedagogy improved students’ learning outcomes and significantly affected students’ EMAT achievement among electrical installation and maintenance work students in the treatment group compared to their control group counterparts. The study showed, no significant main difference across all the control variables. Finally, there is no interaction effect of pre-test and treatment conditions. Thus, the current study suggests that technical college teachers should adopt innovative teaching approaches to improve students’ learning outcomes, mainly because access to teaching and learning resources is limited.

Modern Office Technology Competencies Expected of Office Technology and Management (OTM) Graduate Workers in Delta State.

2019 ◽  
pp. 81-88
Author(s):  
Ozoem Martha ◽  
Chibuike Victoria C. ◽  
Ugwunwoti Emeka P.
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Technology Competencies ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
The World ◽  
Alpha Reliability ◽  
Communication Competencies ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Descriptive Survey

This study was carried out to determine the modern office technology competencies expected of office technology and management (OTM) graduate workers by supervisors in Delta State. The study was guided by two research questions and two hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. The respondents consisted of 142 supervisors, made up of 74 heads of department and directors of government establishments, and 68 managers and directors of private establishments in the study area. Descriptive survey research design was used to conduct the study and 28 – items questionnaire were used to collect data from respondents. The instrument was validated by three experts and had a Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of 0.77. Means with standard deviations were used to answer the research questions, while t-test was used to test the null hypotheses. The extent of supervisor‟s expectations of information processing competencies did not differ significantly based on the mean ratings of male and female supervisors of OTM graduates in government and private establishments. The findings also revealed that supervisors expect much information processing and communication competencies from the OTM graduate workers. Based on the findings and the implications, it was recommended among others that, curriculum planners, business and OTM education lecturers should ensure that the competencies required for modern office technologies are entrenched and taught in the institutions to prepare the OTM graduates for the world of work.

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