Effective management of Professional Continuing Education programmes in Lagos State, Nigeria
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2013
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Aitokhuehi, O.O.
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The Faculty of Education, University of Lagos, Akoka
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The extent to which the requirements of professional bodies for would-be professionals are adequately taken care of by Professional Continuing Education (PCE) centres is paramount to the production of competent professionals. The study examined the effective management of PCE centres that prepare candidates for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) examinations. The study employed a mixed-method approach that includes both qualitative and quantitative research methods. The population of the study comprised all the learners (2,198) and facilitators of accredited PCE centres (170) in Lagos state, Nigeria. The sample consisted of 724 learners and 57 facilitators for the quantitative aspect, while for the qualitative aspect, there were 24 learners. The study instrument used for the quantitative aspect consisted of two different sets of questionnaires for the learners and facilitators. At the same time, Focus Group Discussions (FGD) were conducted for the qualitative aspect. Three research questions and hypotheses were developed, tested and analysed for the study. The research questions were analysed using simple percentages, frequency counts, and bar charts. The hypotheses were analysed using a One-way Analysis of Variance. The FGDs were analysed using content analysis. One hypothesis was accepted, while two were rejected at a 5% significance level. The findings from these analyses and the test of hypotheses show that both the learners and facilitators agree that PCE centres provide quality staff and administration. There was a significant difference between the learners’ academic welfare and maintaining a conducive learning environment, showing that the PCE centres were ineffective in these two areas. Recommendations include re-evaluating the facilitators’ teaching method to include andragogical principles, which can be administered through train-the-trainer programmes. This would aid learners’ understanding of lecture content.
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Aitokhuehi, O. O. (2013). Effective management of Professional Continuing Education programmes in Lagos State, Nigeria. Lagos Education Review, 13 (1), 21-34.