Quality of education delivery: trainers' perspectives in universities of Calabar and Uyo, Nigeria.
Archibong, Ijeoma A.; Bassey, S. U.; Oshiomu, Augustine O.Abstract:
This study in which survey research design was adopted sought lecturers’ perspectives on adequacy of graduate preparation for employment. The study sample comprised 192 lecturers in 6 sampled faculties in universities of Calabar and Uyo. One (1) research question was evolved to guide the study. A 20-item questionnaire with alpha coefficient of 0.84, which sought information on 4 indices of quality of programmes for graduate preparation for employment, was utilized for data collection. Analysis of the data using simple percentages revealed among others that 53.7% of the respondents strongly agreed that the curricula of study operated in their departments were adequate to prepare graduates for employment, while 63.5% of them disagreed that ICT facilities were available for staff/students. Recommendations made included periodic review of the curriculum with a view of upgrading it to reflect the realities in the world of work and that academic departments should keep good feedback records of ex-students in order to keep abreast with changing needs of the labour market.
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| Document Title: | Quality of education delivery: trainers' perspectives in universities of Calabar and Uyo, Nigeria. |
| Institution: | University of Calabar; University of Uyo |
| City and Country: | Nigeria |
| Date: | 2010 |
| Document Type: | Paper (Not Peer Reviewed) |
| Subject Area: | Contributory Studies and Research Approaches |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Keywords: | Employment, Employment trends, Graduate Employment, Curriculum Reform, Quality Assurance, Quality of Higher Education, Quality Management |
| File Size: | 113 KB |
| Rights: | Permission granted by author |
| Date Added: | 23 February 2010 |