Industrial & Technology Education

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Proper Funding of Technology Education Institutions: A Condition for Sustainable Development of Nigerian Youths
(Journal of Vocational and Adult Education (JOVAE), 2006) Igwe, C. O.; Ibeneme, O. T.
This paper identifies the funding needs of technology education, which include purchase of new equipment, training and retraining of technology education teachers among others. It also considers the tragic consequences of improper funding of technology education institutions on the sustainable development of Nigerian youths. Constraints to proper funding were explored. It was observed that poor image and sole funding of technology education by government constitute a cog in the wheel of development and advancement of technology education in Nigeria. Finally, a call was made for involvement of the communities, foreign aids, industries, and technology education institutions in funding technology education.
Technology Education: A Vehicle for Sustainable Youth Empowerment in Nigeria
(SAMUTECH SERVICES LTD, 2008) Igwe, C. O.
The technology objective of the National Policy on Education FRN (2004), centered on increasing the productive potential of the Nigerian youths thereby increasing the chances of producing better goods and services. The socio-economic development of Nigeria is strongly tied to effective implementation of technology education programme. Empowering the youths with relevant knowledge, productive skill and work habits, appear indispensable. This paper addressed technology education as a vehicle for sustainable youth empowerment. Strategies for this empowerment were discussed and recommendations made for its sustainability, among which are: organizing workshop/conferences on the “how to” and ‘benefits” of technology education, and encouraging young graduate on initial establishment of small scale trades were highlighted.
Entrepreneurial and Functional Building Technology Education as a Means of Achieving Vision 2020 in Nigeria
(Journal of Education and Vocational Research, 2012) Igwe, C.O.; Puyate S.T.; Onoh, C.E.C.; Eze, C.J.
Entrepreneurial and functional building technology education, if well positioned has the potentials of launching Nigeria into the first 20 world economies by the year 2020. This paper integrates the industrial, educational and entrepreneurial activities that results in increased productivity. Functional building technology career broadly categorised into professional and non-professional. The paper reviewed the entrepreneurial prospects open to the non-professional builders trained in the technical institutions equipped with the knowledge and skills to competently perform in the building construction sites as craftsmen, technicians and technologist. Also, other entrepreneurial activities in the public and private sectors at both small and medium scale capacity. The review presented inadequate budgetary allocation to the education sector, dearth of infrastructural facilities, also, the gap existing between the construction industry and the technical institutions. It recommended, increased funding and acquisition of modern equipment/machine and adequate infrastructural facilities. Also, establish a sustainable linkage between the construction industry and technical institutions. Implementation of these will result in increased productivity, robust economy and actualization of the nation’s vision 2020.
Architect’s and Geology’s View on the Causes of Building Failures in Nigeria
(Modern Applied Science, 2012) Amadi, A.N.; Eze, C.J.; Igwe, C.O.; Okunlola, I. A.; Okoye, N.O
The collapse of building in most cases is associated with loss of life and properties. The incessant failures of building nowadays are so enormous that it has become a serious concern to the professionals in the building industry, clients, governments, and the general public. Most of the times, the architect and engineer who are directly involved in the construction of such building are held responsible for building failures while the geologist's input is neglected. The frequent collapse of some buildings in major cities in Nigeria can be attributed to absence of a geotechnical report on the project site before, during and after the construction exercise. Studies have shown that geotechnical investigation report of a four storey residential building covering 420 m 2 at No. 56 Bola Street, Ebute-Metta, Lagos, that collapsed on 26 th July, 2006 was as a result of the existence of reddish brown silty clayey material and compressible waste material like wood, plastic and nylon occurring from ground surface to about 11 m on which a shallow strip foundation was used. More so, on 1 st July, 2006, another 3- Storey building collapsed along Bank road, Port-Harcourt. The result of the liquid limit, plasticity index, shrinkage potential, moisture content, tri-axial stress range and coefficient of consolidation carried out on the two locations indicates that the soil have low bearing capacity. The collapsed of these buildings were attributed to under design, improper supervision, poor quality construction, poor funding, use of sub-standard construction materials and absence of geo-technical investigation and engagement of non-professionals (quacks). This paper therefore x-rays the causes of building failures in Nigeria and discusses how the solutions to natural and man-made factors can be integrated in order to mitigate or ameliorate future building collapse in Nigeria.
Instructional Supervisory Strategies and Quality Assurance for Technology Education Teachers in Nigeria
(International Journal of Scientific Research, 2012) Igwe, C.O.; Ohize, E.J.; Atsumbe, B.N.; Onoh, C.E.C; Ibeneme, O.T.
The quality of education at any level cannot be divorced from the quality of teachers in the educational system. The paper advocates that attention and priority for instructional supervisory strategies in training and retraining of teachers is essential to make reasonable and sustainable impact in teaching of students. Some of the strategies include; target setting, team training and organizational diagnosis among others. It is recommended that the government should ensure better condition of service for technical teachers in order to enhance their commitment to the job and improved funding for in service training of technical teachers thereby actualizing quality assurance in technical education system.
Mechanisms for Improving Manpower Production in Occupational and Technical Education
(ATBU Journal of Technology and Educational Research (JOTER), 2013) Atsume, B. N.; Robert, O.; Raymond, E.; Igwe, C. O.
This study was designed to identify mechanisms for improving the quantity and quality of manpower production in vocational and technical education in Kogi State. Four research questions and hypotheses guided the study. The study was carried out in Kogi State of Nigeria and the areas of study specifically are technical colleges, secondary schools, polytechnics and industries. Population of the study comprised two hundred (200) technology education teachers and seventy-five industrial personnel drawn from the area of study. A 30-items questionnaire was used to collect the relevant data. The research questions and hypotheses were analyzed using mean standard deviation and t-test statistics. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The results from the data showed that technology teachers and head of technical departments and unit from the industries shared similar views with (30 or 73.4%) of the mechanisms proposed. Specifically it discovered that there is no strong tie between industries and training institutions, students industrial work experience scheme is haphazardly organized, the training facilities and entrants into the training institutions are poor and the administration of these training institutions were left in the hands of non-vocational educators. Based on the findings, it was recommended, that government should immediately conduct a national survey on manpower needs in vocational and technical education, remunerations of technical teachers should be reviewed urgently; industries should go into partnership with training institutions in drawing up a training programmes and government should liaise with industries to ensure the remittance of 5% of their annual profit the development of technical education.
ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MANAGERS OF TECHNICAL COLLEGE WORKSHOPS: A CASE OF NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA
(Journal of Technical Education and Training, 2014) Umar, I.Y.; Idris, A. M.; Audu, R.; Hamza, A. B.; Igwe, C.O.; Ma’aji, S. A.
This study assesses the effectiveness of managers of technical college workshops from the perspective of stakeholders in North Central Nigeria. A descriptive survey design was employed. Three research questions and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. A 35-item questionnaire developed by the researchers and validated by three experts was used to collect data from 101 administrators, 140 teachers, and 24 workshop personnel randomly sampled and stratified along trades in technical colleges. Mean was employed to answer the research questions while one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was employed to test the hypotheses using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for data analysis. Result revealed that respondent shared similar opinions on the management of technical college workshops. It was therefore recommended that: The managers of the workshops should use alternative approaches in the management of workshop instead of waiting for government to provide everything; maintenance of tools should be a regular practice in the workshops; administrators should recommend teachers and workshop personnel to attend seminars regularly in order to update their knowledge on current practices in the management of technical college workshops among others
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.
Improvement of Graduate Skills Acquisition through Collaboration with Industry for Sustainable Transformation in Nigeria
(Journal of Nigerian Association of Teachers of Technology (JONATT), 2014) Igwe, C. O.; Saba, T. M.; Umar, Y. I.; Animal, A.
The study explores strategies to improve graduate skills acquisition through University collaboration with industries for sustainable transformation in a developing economy. The study was carried out in North Central States of Nigeria. Two research question and two null hypotheses (Ho) were formulated to guide the study Survey research design was adopted for the study and total of 100 respondents consisting of 60 University academic staff and 40 industrial personnel constitute the population sampled from 3 Universities and 5 industries from the zone. Structured questionnaire was designed and validated by 5 experts, was used for data collection and analyses using mean, standard deviation and t-test statistics. The Ho was tested at 0.05 level of significance. Findings show a gap between industries and universities therefore, recommended among others a joint consultative forum in designing and implementation of curriculum for training industrial technology graduates and engaging/utilizing of research work of graduates in improving the industrial sector.
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.
Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Economic Development in Nigeria in the 21st Century. Entrepreneurship and Innovation
(2017) Igwe, C. O.; Raymond, E.; Abutu, E.; Dantani, I. W.
Influence of cognitive styles on technical drawing students’ achievements in senior secondary school in Federal Capital Territory [FCT] Abuja
(Design and Technology Education: An International Journal, 2018) Owodunni, A. S.; Sanni, T. A.; Nwokolo-Ojo, J.; Igwe, C. O.
There are different cognitive strategies for processing information which in turn influence students’ academic achievement. This paper reports an investigation of cognitive styles and achievement scores of secondary school students. In the study, the standardised Group Embedded Figures Test was used to determine the influence of student’s cognitive styles on Technical Drawing students’ achievement in Senior Secondary Schools in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. A research question and null hypothesis tested at 0.05 level of significance guided the study. The design of the study was a causal comparative or (expost-facto) design. The sample for the study consisted of 87 Senior Secondary School Two (SSSII) Technical Drawing students drawn from the three sampled schools in three Area Councils of FCT. The students were categorized into three groups based on Group embedded figure test (GEFT). The instrument used for data collection was Technical Drawing Achievement test (TDAT). The instrument was face and content validated by three Technical Drawing Lecturers and two experts in Measurement and Evaluation. The reliability coefficient of Basic Electricity Achievement Test (BEAT) was established using Kuder- Richardson formula 20 (K-R20) and this yielded an index of 0.69. Data were analyzed with mean, standard deviation and analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results of the study revealed that cognitive style significantly influenced students’ achievements in Technical Drawing. Recommendations made among others were that students’ cognitive styles be adopted for effective teaching of Technical Drawing in Secondary Schools
Correlates of Examination Malpractice and Academic Performance of Secondary School in Obia/Akporand Emohua Local Government Arias of Revers State, Nigeria
(Journal of Research in Entrepreneurship Development (JORED), 2018) Ewe, C. U.; Onoh, B. C. E. C.; Igwe, C. O.
Examination as an indispensable tools used to evaluate education programme is supposed to be sacred. Unfortunately, this sacredness has been battered by Examination malpractice at various levels of education in Rivers State and Nigeria as a whole. The study correlated examination malpractice and academic performance of student at the Junior School level with particular preference to JSCE and SS1 students’ promotional examination. Two research questions guided the study and two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at the .05 level of significance. The instrument used for data collections was pro-formas which are archival data obtained from the schools under study. The population of 21,586 students was studied. A simple random sampling technique was used. The sample size of 800 students was selected used Taro Yamane’s formula. The data obtained were analyzed using Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient (r). The major findings of this study were that significance relationship existed between the two variables studie (academic performance in JSCE and SS1 promotional examination of same students for a period of five years. Furthermore, the magnitude of the relationship per year of study has been average, low and/or very low, which signified a very weak relationship in general and a huge gap between the raw scores of individual students in Mathematics as a core subject. Base on the findings, it was concluded that examination malpractice is responsible for the weak relationship and the huge gaps identified that existed between students’ Mathematics score in JSCE and SS1 final results. Recommendations were that government should lay more emphasis on practical knowledge and experience rather than paper qualifications for employment of labour and re-introduction of moral instruction in schools, home and society as a whole.
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,
The methods of Integrating Technology in Teaching and Learning. Teaching with Technology: Perspectives, Challenges and future Directions
(Nova Science Publishers New York, 2019) Igwe, C. O.; Mustapha, A.
The method used for active teaching and learning is a point of grave interest to educators and teachers. Methods of instruction in any education circumstance deliver a lively role in exciting analytical and artistic thought, improving student cooperation and guaranteeing that students observe a problem from varied viewpoints. They are planned to give scholars the chance to watch, interlace in and develop or identify expert’s procedures in circumstance. Therefore, this chapter highlighted drill and practice, dialogue, and tutorial as methods of integrating technology in teaching and learning.
Evaluation of the implementation of procurement planning in the award of building contracts in Federal Universities in North Central Nigeria
(Benue State University Journal of Education (BSUJE), 2020) Agonsi, R. I.; Akanmu, W. P.; Mohammed, B. M.; Igwe, C. O.
This study evaluated the implementation of procurement planning in the award of building contracts in Federal University in North Central, Nigeria. One research question and one null hypothesis guided the study. The study employed descriptive survey research design. The population for the study was 71 respondents which consisted of 17 Bureau of public procurement staff and 54 procuring entities in Federal University in North Central. The instrument used for data collection was a 17 items questionnaire. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was established to be 0.82 using Cronbach Alpha formula. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation for answering research questions and t-test for testing the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that some procurement planning processes as provided in PPA were not implemented. It was revealed that the procurement planning committee did not have a representative of technical personnel of the University with expertise in the subject matter as a member amongst others. Based on the findings, it was therefore recommended that since timely delivery of building contract can be ensured through identification of procurement needs of the University at an opportune time, adequate procurement planning such as early identification of contract financial implication, financial threshold, approval process and timescale schedule was carried out so as to curtail political bottlenecks that impeded PPA implementation. Keywords: Procurement, Public Procurement, Building, Building Contract, Procurement Planning.
Assessment of the Implementation of Policies on Public Housing Projects in Nigeria
(International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology, 2021) Igwe, C.O.; Alaezi, J.O.; Nwekete, C.J.; Odu, O.K.
The paper assessed the implementation of policies on public housing projects in Nigeria. Three research questions and three hypotheses were raised to guide the study. The study adopted cross-sectional type of descriptive research design. The 200 copies of the questionnaire were administered on the respondents with the help of two research assistants. 135 copies of the questionnaire administered were retrieved and analyzed. The entire population of the study was 135 respondents consisting of 100 residents and 35 stakeholders in Nigeria were used for the study. A total of 37 items, developed from the literature reviewed for the study was used to collect data from the respondents. Each questionnaire was divided into three categories on the assessment of the implementation of policies on public housing projects in Nigeria. The questionnaire was also subjected to validation for accuracy. Descriptive statistics such as simple percentages was used to analyse the breakdown of the questionnaire, the profile of the respondents, their organisation and gender. The findings of the research revealed that; there are awareness of Nigeria government policies on public housing projects, there is no implementation of Nigeria government policies on public housing projects, although there are challenges that militating against the effective implementation of Nigeria government policies on public housing projects in Nigeria. Based on the findings it was recommended that; the Nigeria government should create awareness through ministry of housing corporation to the residential building occupants and set up some committees or taskforce to implement the Nigeria government policies on public housing projects on the residential building and the stakeholders in Nigeria.
Evaluation of the Pre-qualification Criteria and Use of Tender Document in the Award of Building Contracts in Federal Universities in North Central, Nigeria
(ATBU Journal of Science Technology and Education, 2021) Agonsi, R.I.; Akanmu, W.P.; Mohammed, B.M.; Igwe, C.O.
This study evaluates the implementation of pre-qualification criteria and the use of a tender document in the award of building contracts in Federal Universities in North Central, Nigeria. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. The population for the study was 71 respondents which consist of 17 bureau of public procurement staff and 54 procuring entities in Federal Universities in North Central. The instrument used for data collection was a 17 items questionnaire with a four-point rating scale and has response options of Adequately Implemented (AI), Implemented (I), Not Implemented (NI) and Highly Not Implemented (HNI). To ensure the validity of the instrument it was subjected to content validity by three subject matter experts after which their suggestions and corrections were reflected on the final copy of the instrument that was used for data collection. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was established to be 0.86 using the Cronbach Alpha formula. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation for answering research questions and t-test statistics for testing the null hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that building contractors in the Universities are not adequately pre-qualified and contractors documents are not tendered as spelt out in PPA of 2007. Based on the findings, it is therefore recommended that contractors in the building industry should aspire to understand the essence of tendering document in the award of building contracts and thereafter ensure that their document meet the requirement of every building contract provision before tendering such document for building contract bidding in the University
Implementing Competency-Based Education and Training in Technical Colleges: A Realistic Approach to Producing Workforce for Sustainable Development
(Industrial Technology Education Journal, 2021) Eze, C. P.; Mojekwe, O. E.; Omeje, H. O.; Igwe C. P.
This study focused on how the implementation of Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET) in Technical Colleges would help in producing skilled workforce for sustainable industrial development. Two research questions and two null hypotheses tested at .05 level of significance guided the study. The population of this study consisted of 168 TVET trainers in all the twelve Government Technical Colleges and Federal Science and Technical College (FSTC) in Anambra State. A purposive sampling technique was used to select 84 TVET trainers from six Technical Colleges including FSTC, Awka (56 Technical Teachers and 28 Instructors). A 24-item structured questionnaire tagged “Competency Based Education and Training Skills Questionnaire” (CBETSQ) was used for data collection. The instrument was validated and the reliability coefficient was established at 0.80 using Cronbach Alpha technique. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while t-test statistics was used to analyze data from the null hypotheses at .05 level of significance. The study revealed among others, that TVET trainers have limited awareness and understanding of CBET concept hence they showed little knowledge of its use. Some challenges such as inadequate human and material resources occasioned by inadequate funding were found. It is therefore recommended that TVET Trainers and students should be inducted into CBET with adequate resources so as to enable Technical College graduates contribute to the national and industrial development of Nigeria.
Assessment of Wood Waste Management Practices in Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Minna, Niger State.
(International Institute for Science, Technology and Education, 2023-06) Franca Chinenye Nwankwo; Robert Okwori; Bala Maik Mohammed; Christopher Obeta Igwe
The purpose of the study is to assess the management practices adopted by small and medium scale enterprises in managing wood waste in Nigeria. Wood waste mismanagement is a serious environmental threat in Niger State. The evident disposal of wood wastes on the streets, water bodies and the open air burning indicates that wood waste management practices which includes the collection, disposal, recycling and reuse of wood waste are inefficient and insufficient and therefore will pose a great threat the sustenance of Nigerian timber forests, human health and environmental balance. The objectives of the study are to identify: wood waste collection practices, wood waste recycling practices and wood waste disposal practices in SMEs in Niger State. The study adopted Survey research design. Data were collected from administration of questionnaire.The population of the study was 17 respondents. The respondents were drawn from six medium scale enterprises and 11 small scale enterprises in Minna, Niger State. Survey was carried out to identify SMEs in the study area. The respondents for the study were drawn from 6 medium scale enterprises and 11 small scale enterprises. The total population was used for the study hence there was no sampling technique. Data collected from the questionnaire was analyzed using Mean and Standard deviation and t-test. Mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions, while t-test was used to test the Null Hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study on wood waste collection revealed that wood waste generated in SMEs are collected by poultry and animal farmers and used as animal beddings and others are collected by households and used as cooking fuel, the remnant of the wastes are burnt while others are used as landfills. The findings also revealed that wood waste are not collected by waste collection agencies nor composite boards manufacturing industries. The findings on wood waste recycling practices revealed that there are facilities for recycling, treatment and sorting of wood waste in Minna. In addition, there are wood waste disposal, storage or incineration facilities in Minna. Therefore, this study recommends that the agencies and bodies that are mandated to check and regulate wood waste should be appraised annually to ensure that their duties are effectively carried out. It is also important that necessary facilities for waste collection, storage and recycling should be made available in Niger State by the government so as to maximize wood waste utilization and create wealth and jobs in the state.