Abstract:
This study sought to investigate students' perception and attitudes towards Technical
and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Western North Region.
Specifically, the research was to ascertain students‟ view about Technical and
Vocational Education, students‟ attitude and perception towards TVET‟s enrolment
and to identify guidance and counselling support that might be implemented in
selected technical and vocational schools throughout the Western North. An
explanatory sequential mixed method design was used. The primary tools used to
collect the necessary data were questionnaire and interview. Questionnaire was
employed on quantitative phase while interview was employed to collect qualitative
data to supplement the quantitative phase. Stratified sampling technique was
employed to select 320 respondents for the quantitative phase whereas twelve
students were purposively selected for the qualitative phase. The results indicated that
about 80% of students have negative attitude towards TVET while about 85% also
have negative perception toward TVET. The results also indicated that the academic
background of the students, economic background of students‟ parents, the motivation
of getting self-employed or other job from TVET training, the cost involve in TVET
education as compared to general education and the labour market indications and
demands of skills determine students‟ participation in TVET education. Finally, the
results show that self-directed learning and coaching are the two main guidance and
counselling technique that are mostly employed to assist Students in TVET education.
It is recommended that TVET education in Ghana should focus on practical aspect
rather than abstract in order to assist students in the acquisition of employable skills
that are needed in the job market field.
Description:
A thesis in the Department of Counselling Psychology,
Faculty of Applied behavioural Sciences in Education, submitted to the School of
Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Philosophy
(Counselling Psychology)
in the University of Education, Winneba
OCTOBER, 2023