S/N | Items Statement | University Lecturers n = 46 | Polytechnics/Colleges of Education Lecturers n = 47 | t-Value | Sig. (2-Tailed) | Remark | ||
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1 | Providing good citizenship through preparing students to become intelligent and productive wage-earners. | 4.26 | 0.44 | 4.42 | 0.49 | 1.62 | 0.10 | NS |
2 | Training people to acquire skills and knowledge for employment in business related occupations | 4.24 | 0.43 | 4.37 | 0.48 | 1.61 | 0.11 | NS |
3 | By developing the understanding of careers, job opportunities and employment requirements | 4.10 | 0.46 | 4.23 | 0.42 | 1.38 | 0.17 | NS |
4 | Helping individuals to set up small scale businesses which can liberate them from poverty | 4.28 | 0.45 | 4.26 | 0.49 | 1.37 | 0.17 | NS |
5 | Promoting the understanding of the economic system of the world. | 4.28 | 0.53 | 4.14 | 0.53 | 1.43 | 0.15 | NS |
6 | Training people to understand the economy and to know their responsibilities as citizen | 4.26 | 0.60 | 4.30 | 0.56 | 1.44 | 0.16 | NS |
7 | Preparing individuals for life-long learning by developing in them the necessary mental tools, technical skill, and other qualities needed for active participation in team work | 4.34 | 0.59 | 4.49 | 0.71 | 0.25 | 0.80 | NS |
8 | Developing in the recipients habits and attitudes that make them creative, innovative and resourceful, leading to self-reliance | 4.40 | 0.73 | 4.47 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 0.81 | NS |
9 | Preparing individuals for production, preservation and distribution of goods and services | 4.32 | 0.73 | 4.40 | 0.68 | 1.19 | 0.24 | NS |
10 | Preparing individuals for career that are based on manual and practical activities | 4.40 | 0.58 | 4.37 | 0.57 | 1.18 | 0.24 | NS |
11 | Producing individuals who can effectively work with both heads and hands | 4.26 | 0.61 | 4.30 | 0.66 | 0.35 | 0.72 | NS |
12 | Helping in the reduction of high incidence of school dropout by providing alternatives for students who lack interest in grammar school offerings. | 4.42 | 0.63 | 4.30 | 0.57 | 0.35 | 0.73 | NS |
13 | Turning around the economic fortunes of individuals and countries, thereby reducing the poverty level | 4.38 | 0.63 | 4.26 | 0.53 | 0.98 | 0.32 | NS |
14 | Promoting peace in the community as people with gainful employment will have little or no time to engage in crime and other unlawful activities | 4.28 | 0.65 | 4.19 | 0.57 | 0.98 | 0.33 | NS |
| Grand Mean | 4.30 |
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