What factors determine the development of employability skills in Nigerian higher education?

Igwe, Paul Agu; Lock, Deborah; Rugara, David Gamariel

doi:10.1080/14703297.2020.1850319

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“…self-confidence, discipline and resilience) which are relevant to employment and required by industry. From these various definitions of employability, we may describe it as a set of skills, competencies and attitudes that graduates must possess to secure and sustain employment (Igwe et al, 2020). According to Creasey (2013, p. 16), graduates’ employability consists of ‘a good degree, generic skills, and a set of personal attributes’.…”

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Enhancing graduates’ employability through polytechnic–industry collaboration

Otache

2021

Industry and Higher Education

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The unemployability of many Nigerian graduates is somewhat attributable to the existing wide collaboration gap between Nigerian higher education institutions and industry. Against this backdrop, this study explores how Nigerian polytechnics and industry can collaborate to enhance graduates’ employability. Adopting a focus group discussion approach, three focus groups involving 20 people (eight polytechnic lecturers, six National Board for Technical Education officials and six industry executives) participated in the study. Content analysis of the focus group discussions revealed the need to involve industry experts in curriculum development and review to meet today’s job requirements in industry. The need to involve industry experts in teaching certain aspects of the curriculum was also highlighted. The findings further revealed the desirability of exposing students and lecturers to industrial work situations to equip them with workplace skills and experience. Additionally, the study found that a comprehensive collaboration policy framework, funding, commitment, mutual benefits and trust are required to achieve successful polytechnic–industry collaboration. This research demonstrates that effective collaboration between polytechnics and industry will help to improve the employability of graduates. The findings provide policy and practical implications for polytechnics, regulatory bodies, industry and government.

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Section: Graduate Employabilitymentioning

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Enhancing graduates’ employability through polytechnic–industry collaboration

Otache

2021

Industry and Higher Education

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“…is poor academic achievement in programming is attributed to several factors such as teaching methods employed [19,20], learning style employed by the students [21,22], and large class size [1]. In Nigeria, most lecturers are still using traditional talk and chalk which does not effectively facilitate learning [23][24][25][26][27][28].…”

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Assessing the Effectiveness of Innovative Pedagogy and Lecture Method on Students Academic Achievement and Retention in Computer Programming

Omeh

Olelewe

2021

Education Research International

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Education prepares one for the world of work; hence, the adoption of the innovative instructional approach employed in the process of teaching and learning is key to the attainment of this goal. To mitigate students’ poor achievement in computer programming (CP), innovative pedagogy (IP) was adopted to make students become active learners in classroom learning. In this study, a quasi-experimental design was used and nonrandomized the subject with pretest and posttest. Students (N = 145) were nonrandomized to the treatment and control groups. The researchers conducted a repeated measure of analysis of variance to determine the change between the experimental and control groups. Students’ attributes were tested for differences by comparing categorical data with chi-square statistics. The interaction effect was determined using an analysis of covariance. The results revealed that the experimental group’s CP achievement test results outperformed those of the control group at posttest and retention tests. Furthermore, the findings of the study show that there is no significant difference in students’ academic achievement across ability levels and gender. Also, there is no interaction between the pretest and the IP. The study, therefore, recommends that computer educators should adopt innovative teaching practices in their day-to-day teaching since it is more creative, learner-centered, and improved student engagement.

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“…CA is a qualitative research method used to interpret the content of text data through a systematic classification process involving coding and identifying themes (Collins et al, 2018). This method is a widely used qualitative research technique (Hsieh & Shannon, 2005;Igwe, Lock & Rugara, 2020). The CA perspective has been widely exerted in several previous studies to yield anti-corruption information from annual reports (Joseph et al, 2016;Branco & Matos, 2016).…”

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Content Analysis of Ethics of Governance, Maladministration and Political Corruption

Igwe

Egbo

Nwakpu

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International Journal of Public Sociology and Sociotherapy

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Although different forms of corruption exist in every region, Africa, South America, Latin America, Russia, and Asia countries, perhaps to a greater extent engage in higher levels of corruption more than other regions of the world. Applying ethics of governance and theory of “patrimonialism,” this article examines governance of ethics and corruption. This article argues that corruption lays the foundation for the abridgement of citizens' rights and perpetuation of underdevelopment. Methodologically, the authors explored contents through multiple media sources, ensuring rigor and trustworthiness. The findings reveal how corruption is being perpetuated in Nigeria, prosecuted, and the challenges. This article finds a strong relationship between corruption, the absence of ethics of governance, and maladministration. Many public and political office holders engage or support corruption; there is lack of moral and ethical considerations. More so, it appears that politics is based on wealth acquisition and self-interest rather than on ideologies.

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What factors determine the development of employability skills in Nigerian higher education?

Cited by 16 publications

References 26 publications

Enhancing graduates’ employability through polytechnic–industry collaboration

Enhancing graduates’ employability through polytechnic–industry collaboration

Assessing the Effectiveness of Innovative Pedagogy and Lecture Method on Students Academic Achievement and Retention in Computer Programming

Content Analysis of Ethics of Governance, Maladministration and Political Corruption

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