STRATEGIES OF MANAGING EDUCATION FOR NATIONAL REHABILITATION, INTEGRATION AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Authors: Dr. Samuel Emeka Ebete & Dr. Cordelia Dike
ABSTRACT
The study examined managing education for national rehabilitation, integration and economic recovery. Three research questions and three corresponding hypotheses were used for the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. A sample size of 92 were drawn from a population of 278 using the stratified sampling technique. A validated instrument titled: strategies for managing education for national rehabilitation, integration and economic recovery questionnaire (SMENRIERQ) was used for the study. The instrument yielded a reliability index of 0.76, using test re-test method. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while the Z-test was used to test the hypotheses. The findings revealed that the strategies of managing education for national rehabilitation, integration and economic recovery are investing in skill development and vocational education and, fashioning educational policies towards national integration and rehabilitation.
Keywords: Education, National Rehabilitation, Integration, Economic Recovery
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