STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING THE PROVISION OF E-LEARNING FACILITIES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NORTH EAST ZONE NIGERIA

Abstract

This study was conducted to find out strategies for improving the provision of e-learning facilities for teaching Agricultural Education in Colleges of Education in the North-Eastern Nigeria. A research question and a null hypothesis was formulated to guide the study. Related literatures were reviewed to provide an in-depth knowledge on the major variable of this work. A survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study is 114 which comprised of 29 Procurement Officers and 85 Agricultural Education Lecturers in Colleges of Education in the North-Eastern Nigeria.  Due to the manageable size of Procurement Officers and Agricultural Education Lecturers, the entire population was used for the study, hence no sampling was conducted. The structured questionnaire containing 15 items that were distributed for data collection, were 100% returned. Mean and standard deviation statistics were used to answer research question, Z-test was used to test null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of study revealed the strategies to be employed in improving the provision of e-learning facilities for teaching and learning of Agricultural Education in Colleges of Education. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others, that Colleges of Education Authorities should enter into partnership with National Communication Commission and Non-Governmental Organizations toward the provision of e-learning facilities