Title: SCHOOL-INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE LINK STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCING STUDENTS SKILLS ACQUISITION IN TECHNICAL COLLEGES IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA.

Authors:
Attah, Onyekachi Kevin, Ohanu, Ifeanyi Benedict & Nwahunanya, Innocent

Abstract: Abstract The study identified the role of school administration and curriculum in improving cooperation between industries and technical colleges to enhance student's skills acquisition in Enugu State, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was employed for the study. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study, the population for the study was 72. This consist of 60 technical college teachers and 12 industry managers in Enugu State. There was no sampling, the entire population was studied. Structured questionnaire consisting of 39 items was used for collecting data from the respondents. The instrument was validated by three experts. Cronbach alpha method was used to determine the reliability of instrument which yielded a coefficient of 0.96. 72 copies of the instrument were administered to the respondents by the researchers and research assistants on one to one basis. All the 72 copies of the questionnaire were retrieved and analyzed using mean to answer the research questions while t-test statistic was used to test the hypotheses of no significant difference at 0.05 level significance and degree of freedom with the help of SPSS version 20. The study found that the contents of the school-industry activities and administrative link strategies which when incorporated into the curriculum would enhance students skill acquisition. It was recommended in the study that Industrial administrators should be involved in the TVET curriculum development and reforms.

Publication Date: 2018-06-09