IMPACT OF PRACTICAL EDUCATION ON HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATION

Abstract

The study focused on the impact of practical education on human resource development of a nation. It was guided by one research question and one hypothesis. The survey research design was adopted with a population of 5,583 students. The simple random sampling techniques was used to arrive at 1,954 sample size. The questionnaire was used for data gathering and the split-half method was used for computing the reliability coefficient using Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The reliability coefficient arrived at was 0.73. Percentage and Chi Square (x2) statistics were used for data analysis. The findings showed that there was a significant relationship between practical education and the enhancement of human resource development.