Utilization of social networks for research by Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) students in South-Eastern Universities in Nigeria
| Autor: | M. E. Ikehi, Julie W. Zimoghen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSRJRME). 4:25-31 |
| ISSN: | 2320-7388 2320-737X |
| DOI: | 10.9790/7388-04222531 |
| Popis: | The study examined the utilization of social networks for research purposes by undergraduate research (project) writing final year TVET students and was conducted in five South-Eastern Universities, in Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey research design and the population was comprised of 250 final year TVET students. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire. Three lecturers from the Department of Vocational Teacher Education University of Nigeria, Nsukka validated the instrument. The reliability of the questionnaire items was established using Cronbach alpha method and a co-efficient of 0.78 was obtained. The researchers administered 250 copies of the questionnaire to the respondents with the help of research assistants. Weighted and criterion value mean of 2.50 were used to interpret the result and standard deviation was used to validate the closeness of the respondents from the mean and from each other in their responses. The study identified thirteen social networks, poor utilization and eleven challenges militating against the use of social networks for research activities by TVET students in the South-Eastern Universities in Nigeria. The study recommends the orientation of TVET project writing students and their supervisors on the use of social networks which are usually cheap and time saving communication medium for sharing ideas and project documents during research. |
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