Science Curriculum Quality, Instructional Resources Adequacy and Employability Skills Acquisition Level of Potential Science Graduates in Nigerian Universities

Abstract

The study’s primary purpose was to expose science curriculum quality and instructional resource adequacy as variables affecting the employability skills acquisition level of potential science graduates. With the adoption of the survey research design, the study employed three different questionnaires to collect data from three groups comprising potential science graduates, lecturers of various colleges/faculties of science of universities, as well as employers of labor in South-West Nigeria. The collected data were analyzed using various statistical methods such as frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and multiple linear regression analysis. The results indicated that an increase in the science curriculum quality and the availability of instructional resources corresponded to an increase in employability skills acquisition level, and these relationships were found to be statistically significant. The study concludes by recommending the need for collaboration among stakeholders to develop and implement innovative and high-quality science curricula and instructional resources to foster relevant and modern employability skills in science graduates.

Keywords

• employability skills
• higher education institutions
• instructional resources adequacy
• science curriculum quality
• nigeria