CHALLENGES OF TEACHING METALWORK TRADES IN TECHNICALCOLLEGES IN NIGER STATE AND FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA.

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ABSTRACT

This study was carried out purposely to examine the challenges of the teaching of metalwork trade in Technical Colleges in Niger State and Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Abuja. To achieve this goal, five research questions were developed and answered while five null hypotheses were formulated. A descriptive survey research design and structured questionnaires were adopted. The population for the study consisted of 29 principals and vice principals, 9 Head of Departments and 59 metalwork trade teachers of technical colleges that offered metalwork trade in Niger State and Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The entire population was used. The instrument was validated by three lecturers from the department of Industrial and Technology Education Federal University of Technology, Minna. The reliability coefficient computed for the instrument was found to be 0.83 using Kuder Richardson K-R 21 formula. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while t-test was employed to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that management and instructional delivery are challenges of teaching metalwork trades in technical colleges. Infrastructure/facilities are not available for the teaching of metalwork trades in most technical colleges. The study further revealed that provision of qualified personnel, equipment and facilities, training of principals and metalwork teachers on management and instructional delivery strategies will reduce the challenges faced by the technical administrators, teachers and students. The hypotheses tested revealed that there was no significant difference between the Mean responses of teachers and College administrators on the management, infrastructure/facilities, teachers related and instructional delivery challenges in the teaching of metalwork trade in technical colleges. Consequently, it was recommended among others that equipment/facilities should be supplied to metalwork trades Department in technical colleges and adequate number of qualified teachers should be recruited to handle all the courses offered in metalwork trades section in the technical colleges.