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Enhancing Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) as a Tool for National Development in Nigeria: Issues, Challenges and Strategies
Zite Ngor,Deebom Tambari +1 more
- Vol. 21, Iss: 4, pp 1-9
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The article was published on 2017-01-10. It has received 9 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Vocational education.read more
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Assessing technical vocational education and training (TVET) labour market potentials: comparison of conferees' opinions
TL;DR: In this article, a structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 153 conferees using self-selection, non-probability sampling technique, which revealed a gradual balance of gender in TVET with 53 per cent female and 47 per cent male; among the 99 per cent employed in diverse sectors, only 18 per cent created jobs by themselves.
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Productive Participation of the Physically Challenged through Technical Vocational Education Training Programmes in Rivers State
TL;DR: Amaso et al. as discussed by the authors examined the productive participation of the physically challenged through technical vocational education training programs in Rivers State and found that unwillingness of the participant to training, discrimination, lack of jobs after training and high technical fees were some of the barriers for implementing TVET to the physically-challenged persons in Rivers state.
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Effects of rational emotive psychotherapy consort on business education students' perception about image of technical vocational education and training in South-East Nigeria.
Ernest O. Ugwoke,Nathaniel Ifeanyi Edeh,Ekahe F. Abanyam,Roseline N. Azubuike,Solomon U. Agbo,Maureen Anayo Madu,Augustine Naboth-Odums,Philo Akaeze,Fredric C. Onah,Ogechukwu Onah,Evelyn A. Isiwu,Babalulu M. Madusaba,E.I. Nwangwu,Dorcas Kuranen-Joko,Felicia Ezebuiro +14 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of rational-emotive psychotherapy on the perception of Business Education Students about TVET Image was determined, and it was concluded that the REBT-oriented therapy helped to improve the emotional distress, irrational beliefs, and poor perception of the Business Education students who perceived TVET programs as an inferior and low-esteemed profession.
Correlation between creative thinking, open-mindedness and interest in tvet program: an empirical study of secondary school students in river state, nigeria
TL;DR: In this article , the authors investigated secondary school students' interest in the TVET program based on creative thinking and open-mindedness, and found that the two predictor variables explained 42.2% of the total variance in the students interest in TVET.
Tvet programs in nigeria: an assessment of the technical skills of students in the technical colleges in river state, nigeria
TL;DR: In this article , the authors evaluated students' technical skills at government technical colleges in River State, Nigeria and found that high technical competence outcome for material and application (75.5%), work planning (71%), practical knowledge (66.7%), and theoretical knowledge (59.4%), while low technical skills for equipment maintenance (15.6%), and workshop management (18.1%).
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Vocational and Technical Education in Nigeria: Issues, Problems and Prospects’ Dimensions (IPP)
TL;DR: In this article, the issues, problems and prospects of vocational and technical education in Nigeria are examined and suggested ways to improve the teaching and learning of vocational/technical education withenhanced enthusiasm and vibrancy.
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Technical and Vocational Education in Nigeria: Issues, Challenges and a Way Forward
TL;DR: In this article, some of the issues, challenges and way forward of technical, vocational education and training (TVET) in Nigeria and to suggest ways of improving the teaching and learning of technical and vocational education with greater interest and enthusiasm.
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Educational Service Quality at Public Higher Educational Institutions: A Proposed Framework and Importance of the Sub-Dimensions
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a conceptual framework for service quality in higher education from the perspective of the students, to identify the importance of the sub-dimensions and to determine whether there are differences between research universities and non-research universities.
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Technical and Vocational Education, a Tool for National Development in Nigeria
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discussed the significance of VET in national development and productivity, highlighting its problems in Nigeria which among others include poor implementation of the TVE programmed which affect national growth and development.