AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON CONTIGENCY EFFECTS ON HYBRID LEARNING PARADIGM ON SUSTENANCE OF SANDWICH PROGRAMMES OF COLLEGES OF EDUCATION, SOUTH WEST, NIGERIA

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The adoption of hybrid learning in Sandwich programme of Colleges of Education in Nigeria is a conscious attempt to overcome the problem of lack of enough time or period for teaching and learning during the contact sessions of Sandwich programme. Also, to achieve effective management of the programme . Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The study population comprised the management and clientele of Sandwich programmes of Colleges of Education in South West, Nigeria. The sample size was Three hundred and sixty (360) respondents, selected through a multi-stage sampling technique. Data was collected for the study, using research questionnaire and Focus Groups Discussions “FGDs”as both quatitative and qualitative research instruments, respectively. For the secondary data (Quantitative), self-developed research questionnaire by the researchers entitled, “Questionnaire on Empirical Study on Contingency Effects of Hybrid Learning Paradigm on Sustenance Sandwich Programme of Colleges of Education in South West Nigeria”, fashioned on Four Likert Rating Scale (Strongly Agreed (SA), Agreed (A), Disagreed (D) and Strongly Disagreed (SD) was used. FGDs were used to collect primary data (qualitative) for the study. The research instruments were validated by two experts in Test and Measurement at Adekunle Ajasin University (AAU), Akungba-Akoko , Ondo State, Nigeria. The reliability of the research instrument, was tested through test retest method at two weeks interval and 0.72 coefficient reliability was obtained, while another two FGDs were conducted, using respondents that were not part of the initial FGDs . Data collected on research questions were analyzed, using descriptive statistics (frequency counts, simple percentages and mean), while data collected through the FGDs were collected, transcribed and analyzed, qualitatively. Based on the results, conclusions were made that hybrid learning could sustain Sandwich programme of Colleges of Education in South West, Nigeria. Since, it affords students opportunities to acquire learning through face-to-face and online methods. Also, at homes students could study independently, have access to course materials and help to overcome the problem of work constraint. On the basis of the results, recommendations were made that all the logistics that will promote the effective use of hybrid learning by Sandwich programmes students should be made available by the Colleges of Education in South West .Also, students should be encouraged to be computer compliant for them to effectively use hybrid learning approach to study etc.

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