PERCEPTION OF STAKEHOLDERS ON INTEGRATION OF WORK-BASED LEARNING (WBL) INTO AUTOMOBILE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION CURRICULUM OF NIGERIAN CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION (TECHNICAL) IN NORTHEAST NIGERIA

Abstract

This study sought to evaluate the perception of stakeholders on integration of WBL into Automobile Technology Education curriculum of Nigeria Certificate in Education (Technical), in Northeast Nigeria. The study was guided by three (3) objectives, and three (3) research questions. A descriptive survey research design was used for the study; the population of the study is 172, which comprise students, lecturers, technologists, and industry-based automobile staff with. A sample of 140 was used for the study, in the ratio of 64, 47, 11 and 18 of the population respectively. The instrument for the study was a structured questionnaire developed by the researchers. The instrument titled Automobile Technology Education Work-Based Learning Questionnaire is made up of 34 items. Its statements are meant to elicit respondents’ opinion on challenges of integration of WBL in Automobile Technology Education Curriculum of NCE Technical. The instrument validated by three experts from Technology Education Department of Modibbo Adama University Yola and trial tested to yield a reliability coefficient of 0.72, Research questions were answered using mean, and standard deviation. Findings of the study revealed that; stakeholders perceived that WBL integration into automobile technology education curriculum will face many challenges among which are: rejection of students from training institution for further training by managers of industries, ineffective policy framework for work-based training period etc. It also found that solutions to the challenges as: acceptance of students from training institutions by managers of industries, provision of modern facilities for training among others.