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Item 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.Item 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.Item 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.Item 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.Item 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,Item 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.Item 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.Item 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.Item 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 UniversityItem 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.