CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL DETAILS

Nigerian female students face a lot of problems in the field of technical and vocational education (TVE). These problems can be categorized as gender discrimination, parental problems, poverty and job difficulties. This study is designed to investigate whether gender discrimination, parental problems, poverty and job difficulties are the major problems faced by female students in vocational and technical education in Federal College of Education (Technical), Potiskum, Yobe State, Nigeria. This study employed a quantitative method and a descriptive in nature. A structured questionnaire based on five point Likert scale was used for the data collection. Samples of this study were administrators, teachers, community members and students. The responses collected, were tabulated, analyzed and interpreted based on non-parametric Chi square and weighted average tests with the help of SPSS 20. The findings revealed that majority of the respondents agreed that gender discrimination, parental problems, poverty and job difficulties are the major problems faced by female students in TVE. To overcome these problems the study recommended, among others, that female students should be protected, encouraged and motivated to be productive in the field of TVE.

International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research

A purpose-driven and effective tertiary education and training system is basic to generating competent and essential high-level skills, values, and knowledge vital for the socio-economic development of a country. The study traced the Bachelor of Arts in English Language (ABEL) and Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (BSM) of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (CBSUA)- Calabanga Campus who graduated between 2011 to 2015 in terms of their job placement profile and the usefulness, relevance, effectiveness and adequacy of the skills and competencies as well as work-related values to their job placement. A survey method using questionnaire was utilized to 188 respondents. Results revealed that most of the respondents landed on jobs which were related to their course, were employed in less than a month, but stayed on their job only for about 1-6 months. A large percentage were gainfully employed as office employees. The primary reason for some of their unemployment was that they did not actively seek work. Many were employed because of their area of specialization and acquired their employment thru the personnel office of hiring companies. Communication skills and love of God were the most useful and relevant and critical thinking skills was the most effective in finding their job. As to work-related values, there were adequate trainings on self-discipline and self-reliance; whereas, honesty and love for truth as well as the love of God had become the most effective to their current employment

Training like this should be termly and students should have and read books like this while teachers guide them. ~ Coker, O.A (Mr.) Director of Education, Baptist Senior High School, Obanikoro, Lagos

That the youth of today becomes the leaders of tomorrow is not doubt, and whether we are prepared or not, the natural law of succession is imminent. In this digital age of awareness and globalisation, it is imperative that the Nigerian education system takes proactive steps by carefully developing the youths through a functional education system with a rich content scope that takes into consideration, the dynamics of the labour market, thereby equips its graduates with occupational skills and competencies to enhance their self-reliance and to meet with the challenges of eventual slow death of various professions and trade. This study therefore focuses on the problems and prospects of a viable link between education and professionalism in Nigeria. Using a purposive sampling method, data were obtained through the interview of six (6) interviewees, who were either first degree holder or postgraduate student. The selection cut across six different professions; Accounting, Architecture, Computer Science, Engineering, Mass Communication and Medicine. The data was analyzed descriptively. The results show that (i) 83.3% of the respondents agreed that there is a gap between the school curriculum and what operates within the profession. This to a large extent is a reason for employers preference of a professional to just a graduate, (ii) 100% of the interviewees opined that the school curriculum aids the acquisition of professional and problem solving skills and that (iii) it takes an average of 7 years to become a professional under the Nigerian education system. It was however concluded that all stakeholders, viz-a-viz the government, professionals, all agencies of education and government and not-government organisations must work hand in hand so that the national objectives could be attained through education. The study therefore recommended that greater attention needed to be given to the education of girls and women, the offer of equal education opportunity to all citizens irrespective of sex, religion, ethnicity and age, among others.

International Journal of Education and Social Science Research, 2020

Nigeria as a country depends majorly on the petroleum industry to meets its economic needs. It is then essential for her indigenes to participate in this industry. The secondary education builds the young minds and prepares them as a capable labour force to the nation. This paper investigated the state of secondary education in Nigeria and then its impact on the future of the petroleum industry. A survey on 428 respondents was carried out, 44 of whom were teachers, 384 of the respondents were students from different classes ranging from senior secondary one (SS1) to three (SS3). From the results, it was concluded that the secondary education system in Nigeria is moving down the slope of greatness and that there would be a continuation of what the researcher term Oyibolization of the petroleum industry. There were different recommendations by the researcher, which include that the parents and teachers should discourage students from malpractice as this is one of the major reason students don't study. Awareness campaigns on the disadvantage of the student not studying should be carried out in all secondary schools in the nation. And also, an investment of funds by the government into the secondary education sector etc.

International Journal of Social Science Studies

Education is one of the most important tools for increasing personal endowments, developing capacities, overcoming limitations, and expanding the set of available possibilities and options for long-term well-being. This study was carried out to compare the level of education of residents of the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. A total of 1200 respondents were interviewed in this study. The questionnaire was distributed to 200 respondents in each of the six area councils in the Federal Capital Territory. Data was collected using a pre-tested, structured questionnaire and analyzed using Pearson’s Chi-square test at 5% (95% Confidence Interval). Focus communities in the study area were selected at random. The result of the current study showed that the study population had attained varying levels of education with 95.7% either doing their undergraduate degree or had already graduated or had attained the postgraduate level, whereas, 4.3% had not attai...

Improving the Quality of Tertiary Education In Nigeria, 2021

Education is known to be the best legacy that can be laid out for the next generation. Education is a system of acquiring knowledge about the world around us and changes it into something better. It develops in us a better perspective of looking at life. It is also a requirement for aiding Economic growth and development. If Education is embraced among individuals and organizations, it will develop their capacity and productivity thereby enhancing their individual contribution to Economic-growth and development. Education is the bed rock of excellence. It is a system for aiding Tangibility, Productivity and for combating ignorance. Education is acquired through progressive learning. The learning process of Education is necessarily stratified into different stages. The first stage of Education is known as kindergarten/Nursery/Early child Education. At this stage, the child (usually between the ages of 0-5) learns how to identify objects, sing songs, recognize letters of the alphabets, count numbers and write letters of the alphabets. This stage of Education is preliminary to the next stage. One fact about Education is that it is progressive-Knowledge is gained using the known to explain the unknown.