Factors Militating Against The Teaching And Learning of Technical Drawing In Technical Education In Public Nigerian Universities

Agbonghale Godwin Onoselease , Miss Iserameiya Florence Ejodamen

This paper examined the factors militating against the teaching and learning of Technical Drawing in Technical Education in Public Nigerian Universities. Two research questions were raised to guide the study. The researchers adopted descriptive survey research design for the study .The sample of the study consisted of 470 technical education teachers using proportionate  sampling techniques. The questionnaires was used to collect data from the respondents. Four point rating scale of likert format of strongly agree, agree, disagree and strongly disagree. The findings of the study revealed that there were inadequate qualified technical drawing teachers, students were not exposed to practical technical drawing, resource persons in technical education were not available for talks, seminars and workshops, government did not purchase facilities, provide studios instruments, materials, there were inadequate classrooms and the schools had no good technical drawing textbooks in the libraries. it was recommended that Federal ,States, Local government Tertiary Trust Fund should employ qualified technical education teachers, provide studios, purchase technical drawing instruments, materials, facilities, classrooms, libraries with good technical drawing textbooks in technical education  in public Nigerian Universities.