MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGIES NEEDED FOR INCREASING STUDENTS' ENROLMENT FOR CAPACITY BUILDING IN TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN RIVERS STATE

The purpose of the study was to determine the motivational strategies for increasing students' enrolment for capacity building in Technology Education in public Universities in Rivers State. Two research questions in line with the purpose of the study were formulated while two null hypotheses were tested at .05 level of significance. The study adopted a survey research design. The population for the study was 100 Technology Education lecturers, comprising 90 male Technology Education lecturers and 10 female Technology Education lecturers from public Universities in Rivers State. There was no sampling as the population was of manageable size. A thirty-eight item statements questionnaire was designed to collect data for the study. Three experts validated the instrument. Cronbach's Alpha reliability coefficient was used to determine the internal consistency of the instrument yielded .92. The data collected for the research questions which guided the study were answered using mean and standard deviation, whereas the null hypotheses of the study were tested using t-test statistics. The results of the study show that the intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation related strategies are for increasing the enrolment of students for capacity building in Technology Education in public Universities in Rivers State. It was recommended that government and NGOs should give well packaged bursary awards or scholarships and automatic employment to students of Technology Education as it will attract more students into the programme.