Analysis of the Administration and Funding of Technical and Vocational Education in Nigeria and the United Kingdom: Lessons for Nigeria
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2019
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International Journal of Educational Management
Abstract
Technical and Vocational Education (TVE) has been recognised as a great instrument
for national development in both developed and developing countries. However it appears that
it has functioned better in the UK rather than in Nigeria. Therefore, the study investigated
comparative analysis of the administration and funding of TVE at the senior secondary school
level in Nigeria and the UK. The study employed a descriptive survey type of the adapted field
study method and integrated with other methods which include the historical, scientific and
comparative approaches. The population comprised all technical, vocational education
stakeholders in the two countries. The target population comprised educational administrators
from the Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja, Nigeria and Department of Education in the
UK, as well as teachers of Technical Colleges in Nigeria and the UK. Out of 179 Technical
Colleges in both countries, 16 Technical Colleges were purposively sampled and a total of 106
education stakeholders. Two instruments were used in the study, a questionnaire and a
Structured Open-ended Interview Schedule (SOIS) with psychometric properties of content value
of 0.72 reliability. The result of the study revealed that the administration and funding of TVE in
Nigeria is not adequate (23.6% & 24.5% respectively); while that of the UK is adequate (84.3%
& 81.4% respectively)
The study concluded that the administration and funding of TVE at the senior secondary
school level is better administered and funded in the UK than in Nigeria. This implies that TVE
needs more attention in Nigeria. The study recommended that Technical and Vocational
Education should be well funded and better implemented in Nigeria.
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Technical, Vocational, Education, Administration, Comparative Analysis