INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF VTE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EDO STATE USING EGOR LGA AS A CASE STUDY
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The study was to investigate the influence of school facilities in the teaching and learning of vocational and technical education in public secondary schools in Edo State using Egor LGA as a case study. Four (4) research questions were raised to
guide the study and literature of other researchers were reviewed. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design, data was collected through the aid of a questionnaire. The questionnaire was structured according to the research questions and distributed to sample population of 100 respondents. The findings of the study revealed that poor maintenance, poor handling of school facilities and overcrowding are factors that encourage school facilities depreciation. Poor maintenance culture of school facilities is poor because the facilities are not carefully handled and when damaged are not repaired promptly. It was concluded that administrators and educational planners have confirmed that facilities in schools in Nigerian are inadequate and few available ones are being over utilized due to the astronomical increase in school enrolment. More so, it was discovered that adequate infrastructures are quite essential for conducive and productive learning attitude towards vocational and technical education. It
was however recommended that government and educationist are urged to Invest in education as it entails the provision of the necessary infrastructure and facilities that could lead the system to the desired goals and objectives; guidance, counselors and parents should not downgrade the study of history education; and that teachers should to participate in facilities maintenance and evaluating the available facilities.
guide the study and literature of other researchers were reviewed. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design, data was collected through the aid of a questionnaire. The questionnaire was structured according to the research questions and distributed to sample population of 100 respondents. The findings of the study revealed that poor maintenance, poor handling of school facilities and overcrowding are factors that encourage school facilities depreciation. Poor maintenance culture of school facilities is poor because the facilities are not carefully handled and when damaged are not repaired promptly. It was concluded that administrators and educational planners have confirmed that facilities in schools in Nigerian are inadequate and few available ones are being over utilized due to the astronomical increase in school enrolment. More so, it was discovered that adequate infrastructures are quite essential for conducive and productive learning attitude towards vocational and technical education. It
was however recommended that government and educationist are urged to Invest in education as it entails the provision of the necessary infrastructure and facilities that could lead the system to the desired goals and objectives; guidance, counselors and parents should not downgrade the study of history education; and that teachers should to participate in facilities maintenance and evaluating the available facilities.
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