Conceptual Disposition of the Educational System on the Skills Development of Educational Management Students in Rivers State University

Abstract

This study investigated the conceptual disposition of the educational system on the skills development of educational management students in Rivers State University. The descriptive design was the most suitable design for the study. The study used two objectives, two research questions and two hypotheses as guide to the study. The population of the study consists of all 392 undergraduate educational management students of Rivers State University, the census sampling was used to determine the sample size of 392 students. A questionnaires titled; Conceptual Disposition of the Educational System on the Skills Development Questionnaire (CDESSDQ) was used to elicit data from the respondents. The study adopted a four point Likert scale of Very High extent (VHE) 4 points, High extent (HE) 3 points, Low extent (LE) 2 points and Very low extent (VLE) 1 point. Cronbach Alpha statistic was used to determine the reliability coefficient of 0.80 and 0.78 respectively. 392 copies of the instrument were distributed to the respondents, out of which, 380 copies were retrieved. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer research questions while the Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was used to test hypotheses. The result reveal that, preparing individuals for mutual interaction enhance the skills development of educational management students in Rivers State University. On the strength of the above, the study recommended that, for effective service delivery towards national development, the educational system should meaningfully organize student’s skills development programmes for sustainable national development.