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Education Policy in Nigeria: the Bane of Her Practice of
Functional Vocational Education
DR. EZEKIEL O. AKPAN
DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF UYO, UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA.
DR. CHARITY F. IDO
DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF UYO, UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE,
NIGERIA
Abstract
Poor policy formulation as opined by few individuals has little or no influence on the practice of functional
vocational education. This paper therefore sought to find out whether it is true that policy formulation does not
significantly influence the practice of functional vocational education in Nigeria as policy implementation does.
Two null hypotheses and research questions respectively were formulated to guide the study. A five-point Likert
Scale and a 10-item questionnaire were designed for data collection. Mean statistics was used to answer the
research questions while t-test was used to test the null hypotheses at an alpha level of 0.05. It was found out that
policy formulation was equally a major cause of doom in the practice of functional vocational education in
Nigeria. The study therefore recommended that equal degree of importance should be given to policy
formulation and policy implementation.
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Introduction
Education generally is the vehicle for the transmission and inculcation of desireable values, attitudes
and behaviours through a deliberate design and use of workable curricula. It is inevitably for self-realization,
manpower development and supply in the society, national consciousness, economic and technological
advancement, employment generation, among others.
Nigerian government has been making several attempts to ensure that her citizens have access to the
kind of education that equips them to compete, succeed, and contribute to national workforce and economy.
Unfortunately, government’s efforts towards national development are often hampered by ill-prepared
workforce. In vibrant societies, science and education are the main factors for development. Education
essentially stipulates the quality of human capital.
As observed by Richter (2000), education has to contribute to three most important objectives: (i) to
develop an individual, (ii) to develop the society; and (iii) to develop the economy in such a way that skills of
people in the labour market corresponds to needs of enterprises and employees. This is to be obtained by a
strategy of functional vocational education which has to overcome traditional diversion among various parts of
formal and informal education and training. Functional vocational education embraces not only education of the
young but of the adults as well for national development. In view of the fact that employment is scarcely found
in the job market nowadays, and students’ concentration in the study of science, technical and vocational subject
necessary now than before It is expedient and timely that attention of all and sundry be drawn to functional
vocational education. It is agent which engenders technological and industrial development by producing
workers who are capable of creating and utilizing technologies that can combat under-development (Olaitan,
1998). As remarked by Ekong (2002), vocational education aids individuals in the acquisition of skills for entry
into the world of work. In reality, this type of education is a vehicle that assists in meeting the manpower needs
of a country in business, technical, agricultural, industrial, para-medical, home economics and a host of other
clusters of vocational endeavours.
Ubom (2003) stressed that a nation that promotes vocational education promotes the ability of its
citizens to qualify for, and hold productive employment. It increases the level of employability and job mobility
of graduates, encourages individuals to respect the dignity of labour and develop the feeling that work is both
necessary and satisfying (Akpan, 2004). Policies that make this assertion feasible and cherishable are non-existent
in the system. It is on the strength of this lapses that this study was undertaken.
Statement of the Problem
It is usually asserted that Nigeria is very good in policy formulation but embarrassingly poor in policy
implementation in all sectors of her economy. Educational sector in which vocational education is a sub-set is
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not an exemption. If policy is not formulated, it cannot be implemented. Based on the woes usually experienced
in policy matters in Nigeria, it is common to blame it all on implementation. This study therefore sought to find
out whether policy formulation in Nigeria deserves any blame in the practice of functional vocational education
in her education system.
Purpose of the Study
The study intends to assess the parts played by policy formulation and implementation in the practice of
functional vocational education in Nigeria. Specifically, the objectives are to access the extent to which:
(a) policy formulation in Nigeria influences the practice of functional vocational education in her education
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system?
(b) policy implementation in Nigeria influences the practice of functional vocational education in her
education system.
Research Questions:
The following research questions were formulated to guide the study:
(i) To what extent does formulation of education policy in Nigeria influence the practice of functional
vocational education in her education system?
(ii) To what extent does implementation of education policy in Nigeria influence the practice of functional
vocational education in her education system.
Hypotheses:
The following hypothesis was formulated to guide the study:
Ho.1: There is no significant difference in the mean responses of lecturers and students on the extent
to which policy formulation in Nigeria influences the practice of functional vocational
education in her education system.
Ho.2: There is no significant difference in the mean responses of lecturers and students on the extent
to which policy implementation in Nigeria influences the practice of functional vocational
education in her education system.
Research Design
Survey design was used in the study. It is a design used in gathering large-scale data in order to
make generalization. It was found appropriate for the study because of its power of description
and explanation of data as well as providing for much use of questionnaire.
Population
The study had a population of 600 subjects made up of 400 final year students in the Department of
Vocational Education and 200 lecturers from the Faculty of Education, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State,
Nigeria.
Sample and Sampling Technique
The sample for the study was 400. Simple random sampling technique was used to get a sample frame
of 260 for the students and a sample frame of 140 for the lecturers.
Instrumentation
A 10-item questionnaire tagged “Policy Formulation and Implementation Questionnaire (POFIQ)” was
used to collect data for the study. The researchers used a five point Likert Scale Response Continuum of
Strongly Agree (SA) with 4 as weight; Agree (A) with 3 as weight; undecided (U) with 0 as weight; Disagree
(D) with 2 as weight and Strongly Disagree (SD) with 1 as weight.
The instrument was submitted to two experts in the Department of Measurement and Evaluation and
one expert in the Department of Vocational Education, all in the University of Uyo for validation. The reliability
of the instrument was ascertained through the use of Kuder-Richardson Formula 20 from which a reliability
index of 0.86 was recorded.
Administration of the Instrument
The instrument was administered to the sampled respondents by the researchers. The researchers guided
the respondents in their responses, and collected back the instrument at the end.
Data Analysis
Descriptive statistics (mean) was used to answer the research questions while t-test was used to test the
hypotheses at an alpha level of .05.
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Results
Research Question 1: To what extent does formulation of education policy in Nigeria influence the
practice of functional vocational education in her education system?
Table 1
Lecturers’ and students’ Mean Rating on the Influence of Education Policy Formulation on the Practice
of Functional Vocational Education
S/N
Statement Items
Degree of Response
Total
No.
Grand
Total
Mean
Remarks
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Influence of Policy
Formulation
Policy formulation
is a fundamental
problem in Nigeria.
Policy makers in
Nigeria have never
been serious in
policy formulation.
Policy formulation
is a tedious job.
Policy formulation
should be a job for
the experts only.
Poor policy
formulation usually
leads to poor
implementation.
SA
(4)
200
150
300
210
80
A
(3)
100
160
100
80
70
U
(0)
0
0
0
0
0
D
(2)
75
70
0
50
100
SD
(1)
25
20
0
60
150
FX
1275
1240
1500
1240
880
N
400
400
400
400
400
3.19
3.10
3.75
3.10
2.20
Accepted
Accepted
Accepted
Accepted
Not
Accepted
Total 940 510 0 295 255 6135 2000 3.07 Accepted
Cut-off Point = 2.50
Data in Table 1 showed that policy formulation do also influence the practice of functional vocational
education. The analysis showed the mean of the total mean score of 3.07 and the cut-off point of 2.50. Responses
on four out of the five statement items under Influence of Policy Formulation confirm the result of the analysis in
the Table.
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Research Question 2: To what extent does implementation of education policy in Nigeria influence
the practice of functional vocational education in her education system?
Table 2
Lecturers’ and students’ Mean Rating on the Influence of Education Policy Implementation on the
Practice of Functional Vocational Education
S/N
Statement Items
Degree of Response
159
Total
No.
Grand
Total
Mean
Remarks
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Influence of Policy
Implementation
Policy implementation
is not as difficult as
policy formulation.
Policy implementation
in Nigeria often lacks
objectivity.
Poor policy
implementation is
usually the cause of
frequent changes of
policies.
Policy implementation
needs no expertise in
execution.
Policy implementation
requires more resources
than policy formulation.
SA
(4)
100
50
190
70
160
A
(3)
50
80
120
180
155
U
(0)
0
0
0
0
0
D
(2)
100
140
30
50
30
SD
(1)
150
130
60
100
55
FX
900
850
1240
1020
1220
N
400
400
400
400
400
2.25
2.13
3.10
2.55
3.05
Not
Accepted
Not
Accepted
Accepted
Accepted
Accepted
Total 570 585 0 350 495 5230 2000 2.62 Accepted
Cut-off Point = 2.50
Data in Table 2 showed the mean of the total mean score of 2.62 as compared with a cut-off point of
2.50. Thus, the meaning is that Policy Implementation influences the practice of functional vocational education
as commonly opined by the public.
Testing of Hypotheses
Ho.1: There is no significant difference in the mean responses of lecturers and students on the extent
to which policy formulation in Nigeria influences the practice of functional vocational
education in her education system.
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X Table 3
Influence of Education policy Formulation on the practice of Functional
vocational education in Nigeria
Influence of policy
N SD df t-cal t-crit α
formulation
160
Lecturers
Students
140
260
35.25
30.12
2.48
2.21
1
397
214
1.66
0.05
Total 400 65.37 4.69 398
Data in Table 3 showed t-cal of 2.14 with t-crit of 1.66 sat an alpha level of 0.05. Since t-cal is greater
than t-crit, the null hypotheses is rejected, meaning that education policy formulation actually influences the
practice of functional vocational education as erroneously thought otherwise by the public.
Ho.2: There is no significant difference in the mean responses of lecturers and students on the extent
to which policy implementation in Nigeria influences the practice of functional vocational
education in her education system.
Table 4
X Influence of Education Policy Implementation on the Practice of Functional
Vocation Education in Nigeria
Influence of policy
N SD df t-cal t-crit α
implementation
Lecturers
Students
160
240
43.35
42.82
4.7
4.15
1
397
2.21
1.68
0.05
Total 400 86.17 8.86 398
Data in Table 4 showed t-cal. of 2.21 and t-crit. of 1.68 at 0.05 level of significance. The value of t-cal
is greater than that of t-crit. The null hypotheses is therefore not accepted, meaning that policy implementation
do influence the practice of functional vocational education in Nigeria as rightly observed by the public.
Findings
The following findings were made in the study:
(i) Policy formulation was as strong as policy implementation in influencing the practice of functional
vocational education in Nigeria.
(ii) It was erroneous to think that policy makers in Nigeria have never been serious in policy formulation.
(iii) It was also erroneous to feel that poor policy formulation usually results to poor implementation.
(iv) Policy implementation needed more resources than policy formulation for it to be successful.
Discussion of Findings
This study found out that policy formulation and implementation have affected Vocational Education in
Nigeria since what she has in the name of Vocational Education is not functional. Functional Vocational
Education is based on the provision and use of adequate resources and not on the provision of large quantity of
resources as is the case presently (Udofot, 2004). The practice of functional vocational education in Nigeria has
been affected adversely by policy formulation and implementation. It has been viewed by (Awoyinfa, 2013) that
policy implementation influences functional vocational education more than policy formulation. Based on the
responses given to the items of the instrument and the testing of the null hypotheses, it has been established that
both policy formulation and implementation strongly influence the practice of functional vocational education.
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Research question one and two had 3.07 and 2.62 respectively as their mean scores while Null
hypotheses 1 and 2 had calculated t-values of 2.14 and 2.21 as compared with critical t-values of 1.66 and 1.68
respectively to confirm the fact established. The blame usually meted to policy implementation alone and
exonerating policy formulation from the prevalent ills in practising functional vocational education is to certain
extent deceitful. In confirming the effect of policy formulation on vocational education, Ademola (2005)
explained that there are no linkages between technical colleges, advanced craft schools and tertiary institutions
for academic advancement to the top. He further stresses that those who branch out to vocational education in
technical colleges and advanced craft schools after many years’ basic education are made to face imminent
stagnation in the academic pursuit. All these problems are traceable to poor policy formulation in the system. In
conformity with Ademola’s explanation, Edinyang (2006) lamented that some of those terminating at advanced
craft schools can surprisingly perform well in tertiary institutions if given the opportunity. The result of the
analysis in Table 4 reveals that policy implementation significantly influences the practice of functional
vocational education. Functional vocational education promotes employability, engenders job mobility and
encourages respect to dignity of work. The favourable outcomes cannot be realized if policy implementation is
not properly and jealously executed. In most of the learning institutions today, there are no tools or equipment
for implementing functional vocational education (Asuquo, 2012). At where there are, they are inadequate or
obsolete. Thus teachers are prevented from utilizing and promoting their specialized skills and expertise from
which the students can benefit. Ubom (2004) therefore lamented that a situation whereby there are no tools and
equipment for practising functional vocational education is unhealthy and disturbing especially in the sustainable
development of the students.
Conclusion
The practice of functional vocational education in Nigeria is engulfed by teething problems of policy formulation
and policy implementation. The situation in no mean measure has affected the economy of the country since
many people do not acquire the needed manipulative skills to stimulate the economy for marked reduction in the
rate of unemployment. Functional vocational education produces workers who are capable of developing and
utilizing technologies for economic and industrial growth. It is a means of meeting the manpower needs of the
nation qualitatively and quantitatively.
Recommendations
Based on the findings and conclusion of this study, the following recommendations are made:
1. Government should provide adequate resources for the implementation of policies formulated.
2. Great care and caution should be demonstrated in policy formulation in order to avert frequent changes
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of policies.
3. Experienced professionals in Vocational Education should be appointed into the policy making bodies
in the educational system of the nation.
4. Vocational education should be introduced into and made functional in all academic programmes in all
institutions of learning as a means of creating awareness that enables students to imbibe the practice of
functional vocational education.
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