Roles of Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Curbing Electoral Violence in Rivers State, Nigeria
- March 22, 2019
- Posted by: RSIS
- Category: Education
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue III, March 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186
Maduabuchukwu Prince Ajie1, Chivuikem Isaac Dokubo2, Chima Christian Ibekwe3
1Department of Metalwork Technology, Federal College of Education (Technical), Omoku, Rivers State, Nigeria.
2,3Department of Vocational/Technology Education, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Abstract: – This study focused on the roles of Technical and Vocational Education and Training in curbing electoral violence in Rivers State, Nigeria. A descriptive survey design guided the study. The population comprised 42 Technical and Vocational Education and Training lecturers in Rivers State University and Ignatius Ajuru University of Education. No sampling was done as the population was manageable. Three research questions and one hypothesis was formulated for the study. A questionnaire titled “Role of TVET in Curbing Electoral Violence” (RTVETCEV) was developed to elicit responses from the respondents. The instrument was validated by three experts in the fields of Vocational and Technology Education and Training and Political Science. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach Alpha Reliability coefficient. Statistical Mean was used to answer the research questions while standard deviation was used to determine the homogeneity in the responses of the respondent and z-test was used to test the hypothesis. The reliability coefficient achieved was 0.84. The study found that youth unemployment, quest by politicians to acquire power at all cost are some of the causes of electoral violence in Rivers State. The study showed that Technical and Vocational Education and Training plays the vital role of helping to groom youths to be self-reliant and meaningfully engaged by equipping them with the required technical and vocational skills. Among the recommendations in the study is the establishment of well-equipped vocational and technical education training centres in each of the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers State for the training of youths.
Keywords: Curbing, Rivers State, Election, Violence, Technical and Vocational Education and Training.
I. INTRODUCTION
Electoral violence in Nigeria is one of the pressing issues that needs urgent solution. According to Gani (2016), Nigerians are always sensitive to national and state political stability and have always demanded safe strategy whenever elections are getting dysfunctional. Elections are key pillars of democracy and have become the commonly accepted means of legitimizing government, once elections are flowed; it is an invitation to violence to states which may snowball into political instability.
