Background:The investigation of burnout among undergraduate students is yet to receive the same amount of attention as burnout in employees. Despite the negative effects of burnout among students, there is dearth of literature on burnout problem among electrical and building technology undergraduate students. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the burnout levels and the effect of rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT) on symptoms of burnout among electrical and building technology undergraduate students in South–East zone of Nigeria.Method:A group randomized trial design involving a treatment group versus no-treatment group was adopted for this study. One hundred fifty four undergraduate students of electrical and building technology who met the study's inclusion criteria were selected from public universities in the South–East zone of Nigeria. The intervention consisted of 10 weeks of REBT treatment and 8 weeks of follow-up meetings conducted at 4 months. A self-report questionnaire was used for data collection. Repeated-measures analysis of variance, paired sample t test, and Chi-Squared were used for data analysis.Results:The outcome indicated that the levels of burnout syndrome among the students are high and REBT had a significant effect on the symptoms of burnout syndrome among the electrical and building technology students in the treatment group compared to their counterparts in the no-treatment group. Finally, the positive gains were significantly maintained by the treatment group at follow-up.Conclusion:The current study suggests that an REBT program can be effective for dealing with burnout syndrome among the population of undergraduate students of electrical and building technology in Nigeria.
The study assesses the resources available in Ogun State Technical Colleges for quality block-laying, bricklaying, and concreting trade possibilities. Structured questionnaires were provided to 102 respondents, including 7 teachers, 2 technicians, and 93 students from eight (8) technical colleges in Ogun State that offer block-laying, bricklaying, and concreting trades. The Cronbach Alpha technique was used to estimate reliability. The alpha coefficient obtained was 0.71. A structured questionnaire and checklist were used to obtain information on availability, adequacy, and utilization. However, percentage and mean were used to analyze data obtained on the availability, adequacy, and utilization respectively. The results show that all of the required resources are available, but to varying degrees, ranging from very high to low; 2% are very highly available, 11.5% are highly available, 36.5% are moderately available, and 50% are poorly available quality block-laying, bricklaying, and concreting (BB&C) trade option in Ogun State Technical Colleges. Furthermore, the results suggest that 84.5% of the resources necessary are insufficient, 13.5% are adequate, and 2% are highly adequate. The findings also show that just 2 of the 14 pieces of equipment are frequently used, while the remaining 12 are only occasionally used. However, 22 of the 34 tools are frequently used, while the remaining 12 are only occasionally used. The study concluded that more funds should be injected into technical colleges to enable the provision of adequate tools and equipment for the implementation of technical education programs, and that personnel in Ogun State Technical Colleges should be sensitised to the importance of utilising available tools and equipment for quality block-laying, bricklaying, and concreting (BB&C) trade options.
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