The Influence of Teaching Approaches among Technical and Vocational Education Teachers towards Acquisition of Entrepreneurship Skills in Kano State-Nigeria

Abstract

The study examine the influence of teaching approaches towards the teaching of employability skills in technical and vocational schools in Kano State of Nigeria. Two hundred and twenty (220) technical teachers in post-primary schools were used as the respondents for the study. The teaching methods employed for this study were: Problem Based Method, Context Based Method, Student Centred Method, Demonstration Method, Project Based Method, Lecture Method, Tutorial and Seminars, Fieldwork and Computer Based Method. The findings revealed that, Problem Based Method, Context Based Method, Student Centred Method, Demonstration Method, Lecture Method and Computer Based teaching methods were significant predictors of employability skills among students of technical schools. No significant difference was found in all the teaching approaches among the schools under the study.