| INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL LOCATION AND CLASS SIZE ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA |
It)is)well)reported)that)one)of)the)factors)that)plague)higher)education)system)in)Nigeria) is) lack) of) intrigue) to) discover) an) innovative) effort) that) should) bear) on) research) and) development,)thus)the)backwardness)of)Nigeria)among)the)comity)of)highly)developed) nations)globally.)Widely)reported)also,)is)that)effort)to)implicate)innovative)discoveries) among) students) through) research) and) development) (R) &) D)) is) not) given) the) desired) attention)in)Nigerian)higher)institutions.)With)mind)cast)on)a)possible)situation)that)the) world)economy)could)be)submerged)into)catastrophic)social)vices,)Technical)Vocational) Education) and) Training) (TVET)) with) its) entrepreneurship) component,)) has) been) acclaimed) a) system) that) could) circumvent) the) eventual) odd.) In) this) paper,) need) for) creative) empowerment) through) TVET) and) entrepreneurship) education) for) creativity) |
Amannah, C. I., Okwelle, P. C. & Wokocha, C. M. |
Nill |
2014 |
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| Competency Based Education and Training in Technical Vocational Education: Implication for Sustainable National Security and Development |
Despite the contemporary importance attached to technical and vocational education (TVE) as a panacea for tackling growing unemployment in developing countries, the development and application of TVE in many countries is still largely bedeviled by numerous problems. One of the major challenges of TVE in Nigeria is the lack of employable skills among graduates of TVE institutions. Though several approaches have been adopted as solution to this problem, there seems to be no head off. This calls for new strategies hence the need for the integration of Competency Based Education and Training (CBET) in Technical and Vocational Education (TVE) in the nations TVE. This paper focused on CBET in TVE and its implication for sustainable national security and development in Nigeria. The paper discussed the characteristics, elements and objectives of CBET. It highlighted the benefits of CBET as a training approach that is learner focused, thus allowing participants to acquire competencies requir... |
Okwelle, P. C. |
Nill |
2014 |
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| Towards value re-orientation of youths on the role of technical vocational education and training (TVET) for sustainable development in Nigeria |
This study was embarked on to find out in the opinion of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Educators, reasons responsible for youths’ negative perceptions toward TVET with the aim of proffering strategies for positive value re-orientation of the youths on the role of TVET for sustainable development. The study was carried out in Rivers State of Nigeria. Three reserach questions were posed. Questionaire was the instrument used in data collection, while statistical mean was used for data analysis. Results showed that TVET educators are well informed of the importance of TVET to national and sustainable development. Also, the study revealed some factors that may have informed the perception of the youths to regard TVET programme as not valuable as general education. Finally strategies identfied as measures to be adopted for value reorientation of the youths towards TVET include among others: same admission requirement with all other educational programmes; admission st... |
Okwelle, P. C. |
Nill |
2014 |
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| Towards value re-orientation of youths on the role of technical vocational education and training (TVET) for sustainable development in Nigeria |
This study was embarked on to find out in the opinion of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Educators, reasons responsible for youths’ negative perceptions toward TVET with the aim of proffering strategies for positive value re-orientation of the youths on the role of TVET for sustainable development. The study was carried out in Rivers State of Nigeria. Three reserach questions were posed. Questionaire was the instrument used in data collection, while statistical mean was used for data analysis. Results showed that TVET educators are well informed of the importance of TVET to national and sustainable development. Also, the study revealed some factors that may have informed the perception of the youths to regard TVET programme as not valuable as general education. Finally strategies identfied as measures to be adopted for value reorientation of the youths towards TVET include among others: same admission requirement with all other educational programmes; admission st... |
Okwelle, P. C. |
Nill |
2014 |
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