STRATEGIES FOR ENGENDERING QUALITY TECHNICAL TEACHERS PREPARATION FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BASIC TECHNOLOGY IN UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION
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2014
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Olabiyi, O. S.
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A Publication of the Department of Adult Education, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Abstract
The paper examines strategies for engendering quality technical teachers' preparation for effective teaching and learning of basic technology in universal basic education (UBE), although basic technology was designed to expose students to the appreciation of technology and subsequently develop their interest in various areas of industrial technology. A substantial number of students are lacking basic technological literacy for everyday living. Due to this glaring gap, the study on which this paper is based was designed to investigate the challenges confronting the technical
teacher education programme and factors that will enhanceeffective performance of technical teacher preparation in teaching basic technology in the UBE programme. The study was conducted in 12 randomly selected Junior Secondary School and Colleges of Education offering Technical Education in Lagos State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was used. Data collection methods include closed and open-ended questionnaires. 105 technical teachers in selected junior secondary schools and colleges of education participated in filling the instrument. Analysis tb,rough the use of SPSS computer programme was carried out on the responses of 84 respondents who returned the questionnaires. The findings of the study showed major challenges faced by technical teachers in teaching basic technology to include: misappropriation of school funds by educational /political office holders, inadequate supervision to oversee the 102 Journal a/Educational Thought Vol. 5 Number 1 instructional activities of technical teachers' preparation for UBE
programme and increased in students' enrollment beyond the capacity of the schools and teachers. The study findings suggest that in order to engender quality technical teacher preparation.monitoring of educational expenditure should be
carried out to check any incidence of fraud and wastage of scarce resources; training and retaining of teachers of technology should be carried out in order to keep abreast with content, method and materials used for the teaching of basic technology.
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Strategies , Engendering , Basic Technology , Technical Education Programme, , Quality , Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Education
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Olabiyi, O.S. (2014). Strategies for engendering quality technical teachers’ preparation for effective teaching and learning of basic technology in universal basic education. Journal of Educational Thought, Vol.5(1), 101-122