International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science
IJALIS
ISSN: 2360-7858
Vol. 13(3), pp. 120 --125 April, 2025.
ISSN: 2360-7858
https://doi.org/10.14662/ijalis2025306
Full Length Research
Impact of Vocational Education and Rehabilitation on Socioeconomic Development of Drug Addicts in Young Peoples Home in Jos North Local Government Area
1Dr. Charity Ukwo Aliyu and 2Agnes, S. Ojile (Ph.D.)
1Dept. of Special Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Education, University of Jos E-mail: charityaliu50@gmail.com 2Dept. of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of Jos
*Corresponding author’s E-mail: ojileagnes@yahoo.com, Phone No: 08061291853
Accepted 10 April 2025
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Abstract |
This paper investigated the impact vocational education and rehabilitation on the socio-economic development of drug addicts in Young People’s Home in Jos North Local Government Area. Three research questions were formulated to guide the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted in the study. The population for this study was made up of five hundred and fifty youths in Young Peoples Home in Jos North LGA while the sample of this study consisted of a total of one hundred and twenty (120) youths drawn through the simple random sampling technique. The instrument used in this research for the collection of data was a questionnaire. The content validity of the questionnaire was determined through experts’ judgment while test –retest method was used to determine the reliability of the questionnaire. The computed reliability coefficient was 0.89.The data collected in this research was subjected to analysis through the use of simple percentages and frequency counts. The findings of the study revealed that drug addiction has negative consequences on the education of youths as it leads to poor academic achievement and dropout from school. However, vocational education and rehabilitation can be an effective tool for improving the socio-economic development of drug addicts in Young People’s Home in Jos North LGA. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that government should revitalize the drug rehabilitation centres in Plateau State by recruiting more qualified personnel and providing adequate materials and facilities for them to work with. Also, more vocational education and rehabilitation programmes should be introduced in drug rehabilitation centres as this will help improve the socio-economic development of the youths in the centres.
Keywords: Vocational, Education, Rehabilitation, Drugs, Addicts, Socio-economic .
| Cite This Article As: Aliyu, C.U., Ojile, A.S. (Ph.D.) (2025). Impact of Vocational Education and Rehabilitation on Socioeconomic Development of Drug Addicts in Young Peoples Home in Jos North Local Government Area. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 13(3): 120-125 | |