DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

This study aimed at determining the Factors militating against Effective Teaching and Learning of Accounting among Business Education students, University of Benin, Benin City. Five research purpose and questions were drafted to guide the study. In the process of carrying at this study, work of various scholars and authors were reviewed. A descriptive survey was adopted for study design. A total number of 381 accounting education students in the department of Vocational and Technical Education students formed the population of study while 100 respondents randomly selected formed the sample size. Questionnaire was used as research Instrument. The validity of the instrument was established by the project supervisor and two (2) other lecturers in the department. A reliability coefficient of .768 was used for the study which was gotten using Cranach alpha method. The data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. A mean of 2.50 was used as a benchmark for accepting the responses to the items formulated under each research question. The study reveals that to a large extent, lack of use of instructional materials, shortage of time allocated to teaching accounting and writing of examinations, negative attitude and perception of students towards accounting, poor condition of learning environment as well as how competent available learning materials such as accounting textbook militate against effective teaching and learning of accounting among business education students. Therefore, it was recommended that efforts should be made by government, school admistrators, students and other stakeholders in addressing the above problems by providing adequate and relevant instructional materials for teaching and learning of accounting, allocating more time both for teaching and learning as well as for examination of students, provision of more equipped and conducive teaching and learning environment, regular review of available accounting textbooks and changes in students’ negative attitude towards accounting.

This study investigated the awareness of good nutrition before and during pregnancy among women for mother and child health in Ughelli North Local Government, Delta State. Ten (10) research questions were raised to guide the study and six (6) null hypotheses were formulated and tested. The descriptive survey design was adopted in the study. The population consisted of all registered pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in all the thirty (30) public health centers in Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State. The sample of the study consist of 182 pregnant women. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used for the selection of the sample. In order to achieve the objectives of this study, a three-sectioned structured questionnaire was validated by the researcher supervisor and two data expert and reliability was ascerted using the cronbach alpha statistics with respective reliability coefficients of 0.78, 0.74, and 0,75 which yielded a mean cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.77 was administered to the selected pregnant women. Data collected were analysed and all the hypotheses were tested using both descriptive and inferential statistics of mean, standard deviation, mean difference and one-way Analysis of variance (ANOVA).

This study examined sustainable food consumption as correlates of civil servant healthy living in Ekiti State. Seven (7) research questions were raised while five null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The correlational survey research design was employed for this study. The population for the study comprised of 3,592,000 civil servants in Ekiti State. A sample size of 399 civil servant from the three senatorial districts in Ekiti State were selected to participates in the study, using a multistage sampling technique. The questionnaire titled “Sustainable food consumption and Healthy Living among Civil Servant Questionnaire” (SEHLCSQ) was developed to elicit information from the respondents. The instrument contained 45 items with a 4- point rating scale made up of four response options of Strongly Agree (SA)=(4), Agree (A)=(3), Disagree (D)=(2) and Strongly Disagree (SD)=(1). The instrument was subjected to content and face validity by the researcher’s supervisor and one expert in the department of Vocational and Technical Education and an expert in Psychometrics. A reliability of 0.79 was obtained meaning instrument was high in terms of internal consistency. The researcher directly administered SEHLCSQ to the respondents with the aid of six research assistants. The data collected were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and independent samples t-test. The null hypothesis 1 was tested using Pearson’s Product- Moment Correlation (PPMC), the null hypotheses 2–4 was tested using independent t-test statistics, while null hypothesis 5 was tested using one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).

This research study investigated the role of Christianity in curbing the menace of alcohol and drug abuse among university students; using University of Benin as a case study.During the period the research was carried out, the researcher brought about four research questions that was used to guide the study. There was a total of 80 University of Benin students used as respondents in this study. The survey research technique was used as the research method for this study and the researcher used table and percentage to collect and present data for this research study. The study was to investigate the role of Christianity in curbing the menace of alcohol and drug abuse among university students. Different techniques such as population of the study and sample and sampling techniques were used during this study. The questionnaire that was used to collect data for the study was the like type of question which was further divided into two sections, Section A which was designed to obtain personal information from the respondents, and Section B which comprised of items on the topic under investigation. The research instrument was reviewed and validated by the project supervisor and other experts in the Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of Benin, Benin City. The findings exposed the how bad students have gotten themselves involved in drugs abuse and consumption of alcohol and to stop this, different strategies were brought up as recommendations.

This study examined on the role of agricultural education in promoting sustainable farming practices in Edo State. To achieve the purpose of the study, four research questions were raised and examined. Data was collected from one hundred and thirteen (113) respondents randomly selected from four levels in my department in the University of Benin, Benin City. The questionnaire was the instrument for data collection. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. An analysis of data was done using mean score and standard deviation. The findings from the study include that that there is a low level of availability of facilities for the teaching and learning of Agricultural education, that there is a very low level of interest of students on the in Agricultural education and that there is a high extent to which Agricultural educators and students motivated in Edo State. It was concluded that there exists a significant relationship between Agricultural education and farming practices in Edo State

This research explores the entrepreneurial competencies necessary for Small Business Education students to successfully establish and manage small-scale enterprises in Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State. The study is driven by the recognition that entrepreneurship plays a vital role in economic growth, job creation, and innovation, yet many graduates continue to face challenges in translating theoretical knowledge into practical business success. Employing a descriptive survey design, data was collected from 50 students using a validated questionnaire to assess their awareness and possession of core entrepreneurial skills, including opportunity recognition, business planning, financial literacy, marketing competence, problem-solving ability, and resilience. The findings reveal that students generally recognize these competencies as essential; however, their current levels of practical application and mastery are only moderate, highlighting a significant gap between knowledge and real-world entrepreneurial readiness. The study also identifies critical challenges hindering students’ acquisition and application of entrepreneurial competencies. Students face substantial obstacles such as limited access to practical exposure, inadequate access to financial and technological resources, and insufficient emphasis on experiential learning within the existing entrepreneurship curriculum. These issues contribute to learners’ moderate competency levels and their inability to confidently initiate and sustain small-scale businesses. The research emphasizes that current entrepreneurship education predominantly focuses on theoretical instruction, which is insufficient for fostering the practical skills required in the dynamic and resource-constrained local business environment. Consequently, students are often ill-prepared to navigate market complexities, leading to low venture success rates and issues such as waste of resources and increased unemployment

The study examined the role of museums and galleries in vocational education. To guide the study, five research questions were raised. The descriptive survey research design was used for this research work. Five research questions were raised to guide the study. Questionnaire was designed used for data collection. A total of fifty respondents were used
in the field. The sampling technique was used for analysing data obtained from the study. From the the findings of the study, it was discovered that there are lots of factors that determine the roles of the study as it is revealed that there are a lot of problems that limits the role of museums and galleries. The study also discovered the impact and effects of museums and galleries on education. Also, the study reveals the benefits of these two institutions to students and how teachers are to be updated on the use of these two institutions. Therefore, it was recommended that support from schools and organisations on trips to foster outside-the-classroom learning. Also, museums and galleries visit should not be seldom but something done more often as creating art serves as a therapeutic outlet for students.

This study was carried out to access influence of networking role on
entrepreneurial success of fine and applied art students in University of Benin, Edo State. This study adopted a survey research design. A population of 248 fine art students in the Department of Vocational and Technical Education was selected. The researcher constructed a questionnaire title networking role on entrepreneurial success required by
fine art student in the University of Benin for employment creation and self-reliance. The respondents out of the 249 distributed 199 were retrieved. Four research questions were examined while mean and standard deviation was used to analyze the data retrieved from the respondents. Findings revealed that Fine Art students require networking role in entrepreneurial success for the teaching and learning for self-reliance and employment creation. It was recommended among other that effort should be made by management to ensure that career development programme be instituted in order to encourage employable skills, acquired in fine art program to become job creators upon graduation

This study was carried out to access influence of networking role on
entrepreneurial success of fine and applied art students in University of Benin, Edo State. This study adopted a survey research design. A population of 248 fine art students in the Department of Vocational and Technical Education was selected. The researcher constructed a questionnaire title networking role on entrepreneurial success required by
fine art student in the University of Benin for employment creation and self-reliance. The respondents out of the 249 distributed 199 were retrieved. Four research questions were examined while mean and standard deviation was used to analyze the data retrieved from the respondents. Findings revealed that Fine Art students require networking role in entrepreneurial success for the teaching and learning for self-reliance and employment creation. It was recommended among other that effort should be made by management to ensure that career development programme be instituted in order to encourage employable skills, acquired in fine art program to become job creators upon graduation

This study investigated the problems militating against the effective teaching and learning of Basic Technology in selected Junior Secondary Schools in Egor Local Government Area of Edo state. The purpose of carrying out this study includes to determine the factors
responsible for poor performance of students in Basic Technology, to assess the condition of services of technical teachers, to address the need for student's guidance and counseling in school, to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of basic technology teachers and to find out strategies that can be used to minimize the problems encountered in teaching and learning of basic
technology in junior secondary schools. The methodology employed for the study is the descriptive survey research design and the population of the study was made of selected junior secondary schools’ students in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. The instrument used for the collection of data was the questionnaire. The data were analyzed with simple percentage method. The findings of the study revealed that the altitudes of teachers and students, the lack of materials, poor workshop and inadequate workshop equipment’s has been a major effect on effective teaching and learning of basic technology in Junior Secondary Schools. The emendation was drawn base on the findings of the research