Integration of Work-Based Learning (WBL) into Automobile Technology Education Curriculum for Nigerian Certificate in Education (Technical) in North-East Nigeria

Kumazeghe Stephen Zira, Diraso Daniel Kaleb, Henry Pundi

Abstract


This study was carried out to effectively integrate Work-Based Learning (WBL) into the Automobile Technology Education curriculum in Nigeria Certificate in Education (Technical), in North East Nigeria. The study was guided by three (3) specific objectives and research questions with one hypothesis tested at a 0.05 significance level. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprises Automobile Technology Education Lecturers, Students, and Automobile Workshop Technologists Industry based Automobile Staff making a total of 172. The sample of the study was 140 respondents drawn through purposive and stratified random sampling. The instrument for the study was a structured questionnaire developed by the researchers according to the specific objective and research questions that guided the study. The instrument titled Automobile Technology Education Work-Based Learning Questionnaire is made up of 24 items, its scoring scale was meant to elicit respondents’ opinions on acceptability, relevancy, and agreement on the inclusion of WBL in Automobile Technology Education Curriculum of NCE Technical. The instrument was validated by three experts from the Technology Education Department of Modibbo Adama University Yola and trial tested, to obtain a reliability coefficient of 0.75. The findings of the study revealed that; the seven WBL components are highly accepted and relevant for integration into Automobile Technology Education. Based on these findings the following recommendations were made among others: the NCCE Minimum Standard should be redesigned to prioritize WBL in Technical Education Programmes and Automobile Technology Education Programme Should Adopt industries designed curriculum instead of a curriculum designed by non-skilled persons or policymakers.


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