Solar-powered Surveillance Camera: A Strategy for Effective Prevention of Loss of Workshop Tools in Technical Colleges in Rivers State

Abstract

This study on Solar-powered surveillance cameras as strategy for effective prevention of loss of in workshop tools in technical colleges in Rivers State was necessitated by the frequent loss of tools in workshops in technical colleges. One research question guided the study and one null hypothesis was tested. Descriptive survey research design was employed for the study. The population for this study consisted of 120 (78 teachers and 48 workshop attendants) in four technical colleges in Rivers State. The entire population was studied without sampling since the size was not too large and was manageable. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled ‘Solar-powered Surveillance Cameras as a Strategy for Effective Prevention of loss of workshop tools. The instrument was validated by three experts from the Departments of Industrial Technical Education and Vocational Education and Educational Foundations of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt. Using the Cronbach alpha method to determine the reliability of the instrument, the reliability co-efficient of 0.78 was obtained. The data collected for the study were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research question and to determine the closeness of the respondents’ mean ratings. The t-test was used to test the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of study revealed that, the use of solar-powered Surveillance cameras will be very effective for prevention of loss tools in workshops in technical colleges. The findings also showed that there was no significant difference in the opinions of teachers and workshop attendants on the use of solar-powered Surveillance cameras as an effective strategy for prevention of loss tools in workshops in technical colleges. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that solar-powered Surveillance cameras should be installed in all workshops in technical colleges in Rivers State in order to prevent loss of tools.