Abstract
The study ascertained the perception of industry managers' roles as partners in the fishery trade curriculum for skill acquisition in delta state secondary schools. The study was guided by three research questions. The purpose of the study was to determine the level of partnership existing between industry managers and Delta State secondary schools among others. The Ex-Post Facto Research Design was adopted, using survey method. The population of the study comprised of 848 Fish farmers in Delta State, of which a sample size of 265 was selected using Proportionate Stratified Random Sampling Technique. A well-structured questionnaire titled “Perception of Industry Managers' Roles as Partners in the Fishery Trade Curriculum Questionnaire (PIMRPFTCQ)” was developed and used to collect relevant data for the study. The instrument was face validated by three experts. Split-half reliability method was used to determine the reliability of the instrument, and a Spearman Brown Coefficient of 0.72 signifying that the instrument is adequate and reliable for the study. Data collected from respondents were analyzed with frequencies, simple percentages, Means ( ) and Standard Deviations (SD) in an SPSS, Version 23, The findings revealed that Industry managers have negative perception of their roles as partners in the Fishery curriculum. It was recommended amongst others that effort should be made by the government and policy makers to deploy extension agents knowledgeable in fishery to create awareness and sensitization exercise on principles or policies that justifies farmers to actively play their role as partners in the fishery trade curriculum.
Keywords: Perception, Industry managers, Partners, Skill Acquisition, Fishery curriculum
Publication Date: 2024-07-03