DEVELOPMENT OF APPROPRIATE CONTENTS FOR WIDENING OCCUPATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY GRADUATES IN AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT TO COPE WITH WORLD OF CHANGE
Abstract
The study developed appropriate competencies accompanied with instructional strategies
and training facilities for widening the occupational opportunities of electrical/electronic
technology graduates of Nigerian universities to cope with a world of change. Three
research questions guided the study while null hypotheses formulated were tested at 0.05
level of significance. The study adopted descriptive research design and was carried out in
Enugu State. The population for the study was 109 subjects comprising lecturers of
electrical/electronic technology and supervisors in electrical/electronic related
industries. There was no sampling because of manageable size of the subjects. A
structured questionnaire titled “Appropriate contents for widening occupational
opportunities questionnaire” was used as instrument for data collection. The instrument
was validated by three experts and Cronbach alpha reliability method was used to
determine the internal consistency of the questionnaire items while 0.84 was obtained.
Out of 109 copies of questionnaire administered on respondents with the help of three
research assistants, only 101 copies were duly retrieved which represented 92.66 percent
return rate. The data collected were analyzed using factor analysis and mean while t-test
was used to test the three null hypotheses formulated. The findings revealed that the 47
contents, 58 instructional strategies and 45 training facilities are acceptable and viable
measures for widening occupational opportunities of electrical/electronic technology
graduates in African environment. Recommendations include that the competencies
developed with instructional strategies and training facilities identified should be
integrated to electrical/electronic technology programmes of Nigerian universities.
and training facilities for widening the occupational opportunities of electrical/electronic
technology graduates of Nigerian universities to cope with a world of change. Three
research questions guided the study while null hypotheses formulated were tested at 0.05
level of significance. The study adopted descriptive research design and was carried out in
Enugu State. The population for the study was 109 subjects comprising lecturers of
electrical/electronic technology and supervisors in electrical/electronic related
industries. There was no sampling because of manageable size of the subjects. A
structured questionnaire titled “Appropriate contents for widening occupational
opportunities questionnaire” was used as instrument for data collection. The instrument
was validated by three experts and Cronbach alpha reliability method was used to
determine the internal consistency of the questionnaire items while 0.84 was obtained.
Out of 109 copies of questionnaire administered on respondents with the help of three
research assistants, only 101 copies were duly retrieved which represented 92.66 percent
return rate. The data collected were analyzed using factor analysis and mean while t-test
was used to test the three null hypotheses formulated. The findings revealed that the 47
contents, 58 instructional strategies and 45 training facilities are acceptable and viable
measures for widening occupational opportunities of electrical/electronic technology
graduates in African environment. Recommendations include that the competencies
developed with instructional strategies and training facilities identified should be
integrated to electrical/electronic technology programmes of Nigerian universities.
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Based on the findings of this study, the researchers presented the following
recommendations for consideration:
The contents determined in this study should be integrated into the
electrical/electronic technology programme of Nigerian universities for training
of students.
Relevant facilities and materials should be supplied by government and enabling
individuals for effective implementation of the developed contents in
electrical/electronic technology.
Teachers should be encouraged to make use of the determined strategies for the
implementation of the contents for widening occupational opportunities of
electrical/electronic technology programme.
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