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VOL. 8, ISSUE 3 (2023)
Assessment of the implementation of training programmes on junior correctional officers’ security work duties in South-East, Nigeria
Authors
Festus Uche Ogbodo, Theodore Ifeanyi Ugwoegbu, Josephine Uche Obidiegwu
Abstract
The study assessed
the extent of implementation of training programmes on junior correctional
officer’s security work duties by the Nigerian Correctional Service Training
Institutions in the South-East of Nigeria. Descriptive Survey research design
was adopted for the study. The population for the study comprised of 2214
junior correctional officers and 281 Correctional Instructors giving a total
population size of 2495. The sample for the study consisted of 1107 junior
correctional officers selected through proportionate stratified sampling
technique and 281 Correctional Instructors giving a total sample of 1388.
Self-structured questionnaires titled ‘Junior Correctional Officers Rating
Questionnaire’ and ‘Instructors Rating Questionnaire’ were used for data
collection. Three experts, one from the Department of Adult and Continuing Education,
one from Measurement and Evaluation and the third validator from Department of
Human Kinetics all in the Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University,
Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. The reliability of the instruments were
established using Cronbach Alpha. The overall reliability coefficient of 0.86
and 0.78 were obtained for JCORQ and IRQ respectively. The data collected for
the study was analyzed using means and standard deviation to answer research
question and t-test for testing the null hypotheses. The findings of the study
show that there was high extent of implementation of training programmes on
junior correctional officer’s security work duties in the South-east, Nigeria.
Based on the findings it was recommended among other things that the Nigerian
Correctional Service should meet other work needs of junior correctional
officers such as effective working tools, better work environments, regular
promotion and other employee motivational strategies for effective performance
of their work duties.
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Pages:30-36
How to cite this article:
Festus Uche Ogbodo, Theodore Ifeanyi Ugwoegbu, Josephine Uche Obidiegwu "Assessment of the implementation of training programmes on junior correctional officers’ security work duties in South-East, Nigeria". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Education and Research, Vol 8, Issue 3, 2023, Pages 30-36
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