STRATEGIC APPROACHES FOR ENHANCING INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR TEACHING CLOTHING AND TEXTILES IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIA

Abstract

The study examined strategic approaches for enhancing innovative instructional technologies for teaching clothing and textiles in southwest Nigeria. The survey research design was adopted for carrying out the study. Through a multistage sampling technique, 78 Home economics lecturers were involved as respondents for the study. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire face-validated by three experts who are Senior Lecturers in Home Economics Education. The reliability of the questionnaire was achieved using Chronbach Alpha which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.751. Data collected were analysed using mean and t-test statistics. The result showed that the respondents agreed to 10 technologies for improving clothing and textile instructions, 13 strategic measures for improving clothing and textile skills acquisition through technology education and 11 challenges confronting the use of technology education for clothing and textile skills acquisition. The findings of the study on hypotheses tested showed no significant difference in the mean ratings of Home economic lecturers in colleges of education and universities. Based on the findings and conclusion, the study recommended among others that there should be adequate funding and provision for modern and contemporary educational technology facilities in Nigerian schools and colleges.