Quality manpower production is not just essential for national development, but very critical to national security and quick economic recovery in most of today's fragile economies of the world. This paper assessed the participation of prospective employers as relevant interest groups in the development of academic programmes in tertiary institutions and the adequacy of the skilled manpower being produced from these programmes in meeting the manpower needs of the economy. Academic Programme Development Evaluation Questionnaire (APDEQ) was designed, validated, tested for reliability (with an r-coefficient of 0.82) and administered on a stratified random sample of 88 Heads of Academic Units (HAU) of three categories of tertiary institutions (100% of population) and 35 Human Resources Managers (HRM) of five categories of companies (30% of population) within the Trans-Amadi Industrial Layout in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Two research questions and one hypothesis were raised. The analysis of the survey results using weighted mean opinion and t-test statistics revealed that prospective employers of labour are not maximally participating in academic programme development in tertiary institutions and such programmes are not adequate in developing the quality of skilled manpower needed to meet the specific needs of these prospective employers, The implications of this result was discussed and the researchers concluded that the quality manpower production which is needed to address the rising graduate unemployment phenomenon cannot be achieved without the active participation of relevant interest groups in the development of academic programmes. Such programmes must then guide the production of adequate skilled manpower to meet the specific needs of the economy. The need to take concrete steps, both by the tertiary institutions and appropriate professional and regulatory bodies to actualize these were recommended.
Teacher performance assessment is critical to rational training and development. This study therefore examined the techniques adopted and the frequency of their utilization among public and private secondary schools in South East Nigeria. The design was descriptive. The population was 2,214 schools with 27,986 principals and teachers. 108 schools were sampled with 877 principals and teachers as respondents. Stratified random sampling technique was adopted, each state served as a stratum. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire. Percentage, mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while t-test was used for the hypothesis. The study revealed that all the seven techniques examined are all utilized by both schools, but the frequency is significantly more in private schools. The government in collaboration with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) should provide a legal framework that will ensure that teachers are regularly assessed. The personnel to carry out the exercise should be professionally trained.
The study investigated school mapping and the universalization of basic education in Imo State. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The population of the study was 1,777 consisting of 1,276 Head Teachers, 216 staff of the Imo State Universal Basic Education Board (IMSUBEB) and 285 staff of the Ministry of Education (MoE). The sample size was 327 which is 18.4% of the population. This consisted of 193 head teachers, 64 staff of IMSUBEB and 70 staff of MoE. These were selected using the stratified random sampling technique and the simple random sampling technique respectively. A questionnaire titled: School Mapping and the Universalization of Basic Education Questionnaire (SMUBEQ) was used for data collection. It was validated by experts in Educational Management and Measurement and Evaluation. The reliability was determined through the use of test-retest approach, using the Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Statistics with a reliability index of 0.84. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to analyze the data while z-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed among others that the level of primary school mapping since the implementation of UBE programme was low because it was carried out only on sampled subzones. The study recommended among others that the Government should as a matter of necessity carry out comprehensive school mapping to cater for the demand effect of the UBE programme.
The study investigated the level of mentoring for professional development in the universities in Rivers State. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. Four research questions guided the study. The population of the study comprised all the three universities in Rivers State. All the lecturers in the three universities constituted the population of the respondents. The sample size of the respondents was 120 lecturers (30 HODs and 90 other lecturers). The instruments for the study were questionnaire and structured interview. The questionnaire was validated and tested for reliability with Crombach Alpha with reliability indices of 0.86, 0.84, 0.88 and 0.89 respectively. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer the research questions. The study revealed that the only official policy on mentoring was the directive of the National Universities Commission on the use of the recommended staff-mix-ratio for mentoring. In the three universities, there is no formalized platform or framework for mentoring for staff development, except in some cases where research assistants are assigned to professors to guide them and supervise their thesis. There is little or no institutional provision for mentoring. It was therefore recommended that the NUC and the individual universities should come up with more realistic and effective polices on mentoring. Each department should have a mentoring committee or coordinator for effective packaging and implementation of mentoring.
The determination of the level of demographic analysis and educational system planning in the provision of primary education in Abia State, Nigeria was the thrust of this study. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. All the senior staff of the Ministry of Education and the Universal Basic Education Board constituted the population and the respondents. They were 59 in number. The instrument for the generation of data were questionnaire and structured interview. The title of the questionnaire was Demographic Data Analysis and Education System Planning for the provision of Primary Education Questionnaire (DDAESPPPEQ). The items of the instrument were structured based on the four point modified Likert response mode. The data were analyzed with Mean, standard deviation and t-test of difference. The findings of the study include the following: inadequate policy provisions and administrative strategies to ensure effective demographic data collection, analysis and utilization, poor synergistic relationship between the Ministry of Education, UBE Board and the agencies responsible for the generation of demographic data and poor funding. The study therefore recommended among other things that there should be comprehensive policy provision to ensure effective demographic data collection, analysis and utilization, more robust administrative strategies should be adopted for data collection, analysis and utilization and a more comprehensive synergy between the Ministry of Education, UBE Board and demographic data agencies.
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