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Enhancing Technical and Vocational Education and Training Programmes Through Public Relations for Entrepreneurial Development and Economic Inclusion in Rivers State.
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Abstract
The study was designed to determine strategies for enhancing Technical and Vocational Educational Training Programme through public relations for entrepreneurial development and economic inclusion in Rivers State. Two research purposes, two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 102 comprising all lecturers in technical and vocational department of Rivers State University and Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Port Harcourt, Rivers State. There was no sampling. A structured questionnaire instrument was used to collect data for this study. The instrument was structured on four-point response options. The instrument was validated by two experts in the school so technical education, Federal College of Education (Technical) Omoku, Rivers State. Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient formula was used to determine the reliability of the instrument which yielded 0.71 reliability coefficient.
Keywords
TVET, Public Relations, Entrepreneurial Development, Economic Inclusion
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How to cite this paper
@article{1707242,
author = {IYAGBAYE, Prince Omoregie, AJIE, Prince Maduabuchukwu (Ph.D), DANAGOGO, Tamunofonyama},
title = {Enhancing Technical and Vocational Education and Training Programmes Through Public Relations for Entrepreneurial Development and Economic Inclusion in Rivers State.},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2025},
volume = {8},
number = {8},
pages = {621-628},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1707242.pdf},
abstract = {The study was designed to determine strategies for enhancing Technical and Vocational Educational Training Programme through public relations for entrepreneurial development and economic inclusion in Rivers State. Two research purposes, two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 102 comprising all lecturers in technical and vocational department of Rivers State University and Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Port Harcourt, Rivers State. There was no sampling. A structured questionnaire instrument was used to collect data for this study. The instrument was structured on four-point response options. The instrument was validated by two experts in the school so technical education, Federal College of Education (Technical) Omoku, Rivers State. Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient formula was used to determine the reliability of the instrument which yielded 0.71 reliability coefficient.},
keywords = {TVET, Public Relations, Entrepreneurial Development, Economic Inclusion},
month = {February},
}