International Journal of
Vocational and Technical Education

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Voc. Tech. Educ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-534X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJVTE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 115

Full Length Research Paper

Perception of supervisors about secondary schools vocational agricultural science teachers’ employability skills in Bauchi and Gombe States, Nigeria

Abdulhamid, Auwal
  • Abdulhamid, Auwal
  • Vocational and Technology Education Programme, School of Technology Education, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria
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  •  Accepted: 11 June 2013
  •  Published: 31 July 2013

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