DETERMINANTS OF MISCONCEPTION OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AMONG CANDIDATES OF UNIFIED TERTIARY MATRICULATION EXAMINATION (UTME) IN YOBE STATE, NIGERIA
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The study examined the determinants of misconception of vocational and technical education programmes among candidates of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Yobe state, Nigeria. The study was guided by three research questions and three null hypotheses. The design of the study was correlational survey with sample of 342 from the population of 3419 UTME candidates in Yobe state. A 4-point scale structured questionnaire titled Determinants of Misconception of Vocational and Technical Education Questionnaire (DMTEQ) was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts and subjected to pilot test using test-retest approach. A Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient of 0.79 was obtained. The instrument was administered with the help of four research assistants for the period of four weeks. The data collected for the study were analysed using Simple Linear Regression to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that family, peer group and teacher significantly influenced the misconception of vocational and technical education programmes among UTME candidates in Yobe state, Nigeria. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that, the general misconception of people on vocational and technical education programme has negative effect on attitude and interest of UTME candidate towards the programme in Nigeria. The study recommended among others that parents should be educated on the importance of vocational and technical education programmes and Yobe state government should initiate orientation programmes that would educate potentials UTME candidates on the importance of vocational and technical education in Nigeria.
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