Year: 2024 | Month: November | Volume: 11 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 187-197
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20241116
Differential Gender Effect of Technical and Vocational Education Students’ Human Capital on Long-term Economic Growth in Nigeria
AIGBODUWA, Stephen Ayemwenre1, OGBEBOR, Samuel Osamede2, ENESI, Festus3
1Department of Building and Architectural Technology, School of Technical Education, Federal College of Education (Technical) Ekiadolor, Benin, Edo State, Nigeria.
2Department of Vocational and Technical Education, Faculty of Education, Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria.
3Department of Building, Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria.
Corresponding Author: AIGBODUWA, Stephen Ayemwenre
ABSTRACT
From a gender view point, this study examines the relationship between the human capital of technical and vocational education students and the fundamental principles of long-term economic growth in Nigeria. The study used a correlational survey research approach. The study was directed by four research questions, and four null hypotheses were developed. The population for the study consisted of all 400 level undergraduate students (N = 286) of technical and vocational education in Federal and State-owned Universities in South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The population was of a manageable size, thus there was no sampling. Data was gathered via a questionnaire. Three research experts- two from Ambrose Alli University in Ekpoma, the Department of Vocational and Technical Education, and one from the Measurement and Evaluation University of Benin in Benin City, Edo State validated the instrument. The instrument's dependability was assessed using Cronbach alpha reliability, and a reliability coefficient of 0.85 was found. In order to address these inquiries, bivariate correlation was utilized. Multiple regression analysis and analysis of variance were used to examine the hypotheses. The results showed that, fundamental values and both general and particular human capital were positively correlated long-term growth. Students in technical and vocational education, whether male and female, encounter nearly the same kinds of human capital overall.
Keywords: Technical and vocational education, Differential gender effect, Human capital, Long-term economic growth.
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