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Download full textMonisoye 'Sola Afolabi; Moyosola 'Kemi Medu – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2023
Youth unemployment remains a major political and socioeconomic challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, particularly given the region's young population. Literature points to two key barriers facing youth employment in the region, skills deficiencies and weak fundamentals that inhibit job creation and growth. Labor supply challenges are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cooperative Education, Job Skills, Postsecondary Education
Iyioke, Ike V.; Iyioke, Ifeoma C. – Work Based Learning e-Journal International, 2020
Academic work-based learning (WBL) has an over a century-long history in Nigeria. The current WBL programs are the Students' Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) and the Graduate Internship (GI). They are sponsored by the federal government with the aim to improve employment outcomes. However, there is still a gross mismatch between the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Work Experience Programs, Experiential Learning, Internship Programs
Ayonmike, Chinyere Shirley; Okwelle, P. Chijioke; Okeke, Benjamin Chukwumaijem – Journal of Education and Learning, 2015
Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is widely recognized as a vital driving force for the socio-economic growth and technological development of nations. In achieving the goals and objectives of TVET in Nigeria, the quality of the programme needs to be improved and sustained. The purpose of this study is to ascertain the challenges…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement
Ajeyalemi, Duro; Ogunleye, Ayodele O. – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2009
In recent times, the Nigerian educational system has witnessed some drastic reforms. This paper highlights some of the major reforms that have taken place especially in response to a number of international human rights instruments that provide for education as a fundamental human right to all. The paper further discusses some of the challenges…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Civil Rights, Access to Education
Direct linkImhanlahimi, E. O.; Eloebhose, F. E. – College Student Journal, 2006
In this paper, the writers highlighted the importance of science and technology in the development of nations, and expressed the view that the Federal Government of Nigeria, as reflected in the National Policy on Education (1998), gave premium to scientific and technological studies, and did not discriminate between boys and girls in their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Federal Government, Technology Education
Jinadu, L. Adele – 1984
Within a framework of consociational theory, this paper discusses affirmative action policies used in Nigeria to cope with its heterogeneous ethnic composition. An introduction articulates the paper's basic assumptions and themes; the view is taken that political systems are forms of political technology, designed to achieve specific purposes. The…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Educational Opportunities, Ethnic Discrimination
