PRINTING DEXTERITY IMPROVEMENT NEEDS OF HOME-ECONOMICS STUDENTS IN SOUTH-EAST NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
Abstract
The aim of Home-Economics Education to equip students with necessary skills for self-reliance and poverty reduction calls for upgrading the skills impacted in students to keep them abreast of dynamic changes in today’s world. This study therefore identified different skills in printing Home-Economics students need to enhance their dexterity prowess for self-reliance and poverty reduction. To carry out this research, three research questions were raised, the first research question was answered using means and mean differences, while the last two were answered using mean and standard deviation. The study employed the descriptive survey research design. 60 lecturers and 340 final year students of universities that offer Home-Economics education in the five states of the south-eastern geopolitical zone of Nigeria formed the population of the study. No sampling for the population was manageable. A structured questionnaire constructed and validated by experts was used for data collection. The reliability coefficient of the questionnaires were 0.82 and 0.73 respectively for the two scale components. The data analyses revealed nine novel printing skills needed by Home-Economics students for self- employment. It was recommended that consistent workshops and conferences should be made mandatory for students to attend amongst others.
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