Effective Management of Wastages in Vocational Education for Sustainable Development in Nigeria

This paper focused on the management of wastages in vocational Education for sustainable development in Nigeria. It considered the state of vocational Education not receiving enough attention and the consequences of serious wastages. Wastages take diverse forms including brain drain, inadequate usage of human and material resources, poor maintenance of equipment, poor attitude of Vocational teachers to work, frequent strike action by teachers, unskilled graduates of vocational education, and underutilization of Building and equipment. A number of strategies were proffered to curb wastages in vocational education. One of such strategies was Government employment of skilled and experienced vocational education teachers who should be well remunerated, encouraged and motivated to maintain and sustain them in the educational industry. These strategies will help to improve vocational education, and ensure that professionally qualified vocational teachers remain in the system. The researchers also made recommendations among which is that ministry of Education should employ experts train vocational teachers and give them good welfare package to motivate them to effectively manage vocational education to curb wastages as to enhance economic and technological growth for sustainable development in Nigeria

Impact of Global Economic Crisis on Technical and Vocational Education Facilities in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

The study examined the relationship between global economic crisis (GEC)and inadequacy of facilities for administration of the Technical andVocational Education. The descriptive survey design with a random sampleof 100 technical teachers from a population of 139 technical teachers in allsix Technical Colleges in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria was used. A validatedinstrument designed by the researchers; called Global Economic Crisisfactors and TVE facilities Questionnaire with the KR-21 reliability index of.93 was used to collect the data. Two null hypotheses were tested at .05 alphalevels using the PPMC. Results showed that there are significantrelationships between (1) GEC and inadequacy of workshop facilities (¡ =.420, p < .05), (2) GEC and inadequacy of instructional media (¡ = .581, p< .05). Recommendations were made including that: (i) Government and the private sector should adequately fund the TVE and provide the trainingfacilities. (ii) Government should stimulate the economy and create jobs toempower the private sector to partner with government towards funding ofthe TVE

Empowering Primary School Pupils through Literacy Remediation Project in Uyo Local Government Area

The reading failure of most public school pupils has engaged the attention of researchers and other stakeholders in the education industry for quite some time now. Efforts being made to help children to read often involve teacher training and retraining in the hope that this will impact on the pupils’ literacy development. While teacher training is commendable, the needed literacy attainment of the pupils is still not appreciable. Most of them still leave the primary school without the ability to read or write. Research has shown that teachers at that level lack knowledge of the reading process and often fail to engage the pupils in activities that promote literacy development. The result has been that these pupils leave school unable to achieve the goals of primary education. They often become dropouts. In other to empower such children for meaningful learning, reading needs to be deliberately taught to them using various activities. This study therefore reports on the activities which pupils were engaged in during the 2008 long vacation and how these enhanced their literacy development.Key Words: Dialogic reading, Text talk, Print referencing, kit pack,decoding skill

Factors Associated with Alcohol Consumption: A Survey of Women Childbearing at a National Referral Hospital in Accra, Ghana

A hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted to identify the factors associated with alcohol consumption in Ghanaian women of childbearing age. The sample consisted of 394 women of reproductive age, of which 234 were pregnant. Systematic random sampling was used to select respondents from the clinics of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology outpatient at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana. Data were collected using structured questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS for Windows version 17.0. In the three months preceding the survey, 37.6% imbibed alcoholic drinks, while 24.4% had ever imbibed an alcoholic herbal brew. Non-Islamic religion, not being in marital union, consuming an alcoholic herbal brew and considering alcohol was beneficial to health were strong predictors of alcohol consumption. We conclude that the prevalence of alcohol consumption is high among this cohort of Ghanaian women. Women should be screened for alcohol consumption and informed about the dangers of heavy alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Afr J Reprod Health 2014; 18[2]: 152-165).Keywords: alcohol, herbal brew, women, pregnancy Une étude transversale en milieu hospitalier a été menée afin d'identifier les facteurs associés à la consommation d'alcool chez les femmes ghanéennes en âge de procréer. L'échantillon était composé de 394 femmes en âge de procrée, dont 234 étaient enceintes. L’échantillonnage aléatoire systématique a été utilisé pour sélectionner les interviewées auprès des cliniques du Département d'Obstétrique et de Gynécologie ambulatoire hospitalier Universitaire de Korle Bu, à Accra, au Ghana. Les données ont été recueillies au moyen de questionnaires structurés et analysés à l’aide du logiciel SPSS pour Windows la version 17.0. Au cours des trois mois précédant l'enquête, 37,6 % ont imbibé des boissons alcoolisées, tandis que 24,4 % avaient déjà bu un breuvage à base de plantes alcooliques. La religion non islamique, n’étant pas dans l'union conjugale, la consommation d'un breuvage à base de plantes alcooliques et la considération de l'alcool comme étant bon pour la santé ont été de bons indices de la consommation d'alcool. Nous concluons que la prévalence de la consommation d'alcool est élevée dans cette cohorte de femmes ghanéennes. Les femmes devraient être examinés pour la consommation d'alcool et informés sur les dangers de la consommation d'alcool pendant la grossesse. Afr J Reprod Health 2014; 18[2]: 152-165).Mots-clés: alcool, bière à base de plantes, femmes, grossess

Antimicrobial Properties of the Dark Variety of Lasianthera africana(Obubit editan) Leaf Extracts on Some Clinical Isolates

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Instructional Variables and Students’ Acquisition of Employable Vocational Skills From Technical Colleges in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

This study focused on the impact of teacher quality, teaching methods, and access to training materials on students’ acquisition of employable skills in vocational technical subjects, for self employment in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Three questions and three hypotheses were formulated and tested in the study. The population of the study comprised 240 senior technical II students in the six technical colleges in the state. A random sampling technique was used to obtain a sample size of 120 students for the study. A 28 - item structured questionnaire titled, Students’ Acquisition of Employable Skills Questionnaire (SAESQ) with a four-point rating response options were used for data collection. Mean, Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and Regressional analysis were used for data analysis. The results indicated significant relationships between teacher quality, teaching methods and students’ acquisition of employable skills. We recommend the provision of modern workshop equipment and employment of qualified and experienced teachers for effective teaching/training of students of vocational and technical education in Akwa Ibom State