Assessment of Availability and Utilization of Equipment for Teaching Agricultural Education Students’ Entrepreneurial Skills in Colleges of Education in Northwest Nigeria

Joshua F. Y., Egunsola A. O., Audu I., Umar M. A.

Abstract


The study assessed the availability and utilization of equipment for teaching agricultural education students’ entrepreneurial skills in Colleges of Education in Northwest Nigeria. Two specific purposes, two research questions and one null hypothesis guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted with a population of 276, which comprised of 225 lecturers and 51 technologists of Agricultural Education Department. A sample size of 244, which comprised of 198 lecturers and 46 technologists, was used. Census sampling was employed because the population size is manageable. Structured questionnaire was developed and named: Questionnaire on Availability and Utilization of Equipment for Teaching and Learning Entrepreneurial Skills in Agricultural Education (QAUETLESAE). Three experts subjected the instrument to face and content validity. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach Alpha Coefficient reliability tool and the value of 0.94 was obtained. Percentage, weighted mean and standard deviation were used to answer research questions and presented in a pie chat.  Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to test null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The result revealed that not all the 94 equipment studied were available and their categorization revealed uneven provision across Colleges of Education in Northwest Nigeria. There was underutilization of equipment for teaching and learning entrepreneurial skills in agricultural education in Colleges of Education, Northwest Nigeria. The study also revealed that, there was no significant difference in the mean responses of lecturers and technologists in Federal and State Colleges of Education on the utilization of equipment for teaching and learning entrepreneurial skills in agricultural education in Northwest, Nigeria. The study recommended that, the department in collaboration with the College management should develop and implement a monitoring and evaluation system to ensure optimal utilization of available equipment for teaching and learning entrepreneurial skills in Agricultural Education. The College management should provide lecturers and technologists with training and professional development opportunities to enhance their skills in effectively integrating equipment into entrepreneurial education focusing on innovative teaching strategies.


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