Introducing Peer Tutoring and Reciprocal Peer Tutoring in Colleges in Nigeria

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2022 in the subject Sociology - Work, Education, Organisation, , language: English, abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of teachers, instructors, and students regarding the introduction of peer tutoring and reciprocal peer tutoring in the teaching and learning of Electrical Installation in technical colleges in Nigeria. The study examined the problems associated with student-s academic performance in Electrical Installation in technical colleges.
The study adopted a basic qualitative design to determine the perceptions of teachers, instructors, and students of Electrical Installation regarding the introduction of peer tutoring and reciprocal peer tutoring in technical colleges in Nigeria. 15 participants took part in the study through personal interviews. The participants consisted of 3 teachers, 3 instructors, and 9 students from three selected colleges. Data collection was done through personal interviews. The interview was designed following the two research questions on which the study was based. The data were analyzed by coding the responses of teachers, instructors, and students.

BIOGRAPHYDr. Timothy Oziegbe Okpeku was born in Okokomoiko, Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State. He started his primary education at Okhide Primary School Uzebba where he obtained his primary school leaving certificate and proceeded to Uzebba Grammar School for his secondary education where he obtained his National Examination Council (NECO) certificate. He received his Bachelor's degree from Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, Nigeria. He proceeded to the University of Benin where he obtained his Master's degree. He thereafter moved to his Alma Mata where he received his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree.As a student, he was a class prefect at Uzebba Grammar School, Uzebba-Iuleha, and later a class representative at the University of Benin. His hands-on research and pedagogical experience earned him the first graduate of his department's post-graduate degree program. He started his career as a teacher. Thereafter he joined the Edo State government public service as an industry officer at the Edo State Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Benin City, Nigeria.Due to his passion for Nigeria's education system, education policies and programs, curriculum reform, education equity, and student achievement gap, he was among the six post-doctoral scholars selected in Africa by the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) as African visiting scholars to the Republic of China (Taiwan). A transnational task that took him to the Republic of China (Taiwan) for one year (January-December, 2022). While in Taiwan, he was assigned to the National Taichung University of Education, to examine the strategic aspects of the Taiwanese educational system and lessons for Nigeria.His research interests cut across school politics, pedagogy, didactic, e-learning, education psychology, education leadership, education sociology, school system, education policy, curriculum design, educational equity, program evaluation, achievement gap, instructional technology, comparative education, vocational, technical education, and training. He has recently published 17 academic papers, 7 commentaries, 12 contributed postgraduate thesis/dissertations, and 5 academic seminar papers.Dr. Timothy O. Okpeku is a recipient of the Taiwan Fellowship Award.