Browsing by Author "Owodunni, S. A."

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Analysis of personal entrepreneurial competencies possessed by students for establishing small and medium scale enterprise in FCT, Abuja
(Book of Proceedings of 1st International Conference of School of Science and Technology Education (SSTE), 2013) Owodunni, S. A.; Igwe, C. O.; Sanni, T. A.
This study investigated Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PEC) Possessed by technical College students for establishing small and Medium Scale Enterprise (SMEs). Two research questions and 2 hypotheses were developed for this study. A survey research design was used for the study. The population comprised of 234 students of Federal Science Technical College Orozo and Government Technical College, Garki in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The subjects responded to 28-item questionnaires. The questionnaire was validated by 3 experts in entrepreneurship education from Federal University of Technology Minna, Niger State. The reliability of the instrument was found to be 0.68 using Cronbach Alpha formula. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer and analyze the research questions, while the hypotheses were tested using t-test statistics at 0.05 level of significant. The study revealed that entrepreneurial competencies such as opportunity sensing, persistence, commitment to contract, risk-taking and information seeking among others are PEC possessed by technical college students in FCT. The findings also showed that PEC such as opportunity sensing, persistence, commitment to contract, risk-taking and information seeking, self-confidence, appraise the performance of the enterprise among others are being utilized by the student. The study further revealed that there was no significant difference between the mean response of male and female students on the PEC possessed by Technical College Student for establishing an enterprise. It was recommended among others that all the competencies discovered to be possessed by students in the study should be packaged and included in curriculum of Technical College programme. Teachers should assist students to identify their PEC for establishing an SME.
Assessment of the Healthy Indoor Environmental Quality Practices Adopted in three Star Hotels in Abuja
(Book of Proceedings of 8th Inter-Disciplinary Academic Conference of University of Ibadan, Conference Center,At: University of Ibadan Oyo State, Nigeria., 2018) Isah, Y.; Igwe, C. O.; Owodunni, S. A.
The study investigated the healthy indoor environmental quality practices adopted in three star hotels in Abuja. Indoor environmental quality is one of the key dimensions of green building practices. The population of the study was 114 (89 facility managers and 25 registered builders). Two research questions were raised and two hypotheses tested at .05 level of significance guided the study. The instrument for data collection was a 20-items Questionnaire on Healthy indoor Environmental Quality Practices in Three Star Hotels (QHIEQPTSH) developed by the researcher. The questionnaire was validated by three building technology experts in the Department of Industrial and Technology Education, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State. A pilot test of the instrument was carried out in Lafia, Nasarawa State. The Crobach Alpha coefficient method was used to determine the internal consistency of the instrument and 0.80 was obtained as the overall reliability coefficient of the instrument. Data collected was analyzed and mean and standard deviations were used to answer the research questions while Z-test analysis was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed among others that 10 Healthy Indoor Environmental Quality Practices are presently adopted in Three Star Hotels in Abuja. It was also found that there is no significant difference between the mean ratings of facility managers and registered builders on the healthy indoor environmental quality practices adopted in three star hotels in Abuja. Based on these findings therefore, it was recommended among others that healthy indoor environmental quality practices should be adopted in other categories of hotels in Abuja in order to not only ensure the comfort and wellbeing of hotel customers, but to also preserve the environment.
Assessment of the Metacognitive Awareness and its Implication on the Technical College Students’ Academic Achievement in Niger State
(Journal of Information, Education, Science and Technology (JOEST), 2014) Owodunni, S. A.; Igwe, C. O.; Hassan, A. M.
This study assessed technical students’metacognitive awareness and its implication on their academic achievement in Niger State technical colleges. The study adopted a correlation survey research design. The population of the study was 188 National Technical Certificate (NTC) 11 technical students. Three research questions and three null hypotheses, tested at 0.05 level of significance, guided the study. The instrument used for data collection were Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI) and Technical Drawing Achievement Test (TDAT). The inventory was validated by experts for use in Nigeria context. The trial test for determining the coefficient of stability of the instrument was carried out using 40 students in Government Science Technical College Garki, Abuja in the Federal Capital Territory. The reliability coefficient computed for the achievements test was found to be 0.088. Mean was used to answer the research questions. Kendall’s Tau-b correlation coefficient was applied for the measurement of correlation among/between the variables of interest, while t-test statistics was employed to test the hypotheses. The study found out that male students performed better than the female students in the achievements test and MAI subscales. The study revealed among others that urban students performed better than the rural students in the achievement test and MAI subscales; there was a link among internet usage, library habits students metacognition and student’s achievement performance of highly metacognitvely aware students was better on the achievement test than low metacognitively aware students; there was no significant difference between metacognition of male and female students and between urban and rural students. Consequently, it was recommended among others that the training of students should be focused on where they need support to develop their metacognition and that internet surfing and reading library books have good impact on metacognitive awareness.
Competencies Needed by Electrical Technology Education Lecturers in the Use of Social Media for Research Activities in Tertiary Institutions
(Academic Journal Of Research And Development (AJORAD), 2018) Ibrahim, Y.; Owodunni, S. A.; Igwe, C. O.
The study determined the competencies needed by Electrical Technology Education Lecturers in the use of social media for research activities in tertiary institutions in North West Zone, Nigeria. Three research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population comprised of 63 respondents from University, Polytechnic and Colleges Education. The instrument used for the study was four points rated 33 item questionnaires. No sampling was carried out since the entire population of 63 was considered manageable. The instrument for the study was validated; pilot tested and Cronbach Alpha reliability found to be 0.87. Data collected was analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t-test at 0.05 level of significance using SPSS version 20. The study found out that Electrical Technology Education Lecturers (ETEL) need 26 competencies at different levels and magnitude while seven competencies were not needed. There was no significant difference in the mean ratings of male and female of ETEL on the competencies needed by ETEL in the use of social media for research activities. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that: management of each of the tertiary institutions should use the identified competencies needed to organize special training workshop for the ETEL in the use of social media for research activities,
Gender Inequality in Technical and Vocational Education and Training: A challenge to Female Education in Nigeria
(Journal of Nigerian Association of Teachers of Technology (JONATT), 2016) Owodunni, S. A.; Igwe, C. O.; Sanni, T. A.; Onatunde, E. K.
This paper looks at the gender inequality in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) with respect to female education in Nigeria. It defined the concept of gender as socio cultural and is built based on the biological expectations of the individual on the basis of being male or female, and identifies wide range of gender issues militating against Technical and Vocational Education and Training development such as religion, stereotype, lack of adequate guidance and counseling services and cultural influences. The paper also looks at ways of encouraging female participation in TVET in Nigeria. Consequently, the paper recommended among others that a massive public orientation campaign, to encourage parents, teachers and the public at large towards female education in general and Technical and Vocational Education and Training in particular and a call for the removal and abolition of all socio-cultural, religious and political barriers inhibiting female education in general and Technical and Vocational Education and Training in particular.
Sustainable Quality Assurance in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for National Security in Nigeria
(Book of Proceeding of 26th Annual National Conference of Nigerian Association of Teachers of TechnologyAt, 2013) Igwe, C. O.; Owodunni, S. A.; Nwankwo, F. C.; Onoh, C. E. C.
TVET programme at all levels is in urgent need of revitalization. The quality, relevance and currency of skills and knowledge produced by the current training programme is clearly not meeting private sector need nor is it meeting student expectations for articulation, quality and employability. This is due to many challenges hindering effective implementation of TVET. This paper therefore presents the status of the programme and how national security is attainable through quality assurance in TVET. It further made recommendations on the way forward in improving and sustaining quality assurance in TVET programme in Nigeria.