Influence of Policies, Politics and Ethnicity on Implementation of Industrial Technology Education in Nigeria

This study examined the influence of policies, politics and ethnicity on implementation of industrial technology education in Nigeria. Specifically, the study sought to ascertain: the influence of policies on implementation of industrial technology education, the influence of politics on implementation of industrial technology education and the influence of ethnicity on implementation of industrial technology education in Nigeria. Policy has been described as an overall guide that gives the general limits and direction in which administrative action will take place. One major policy in education is the National Policy in Education (NPE). Political instability and corruption amongst political leaders were highlighted to have influence on industrial technology education. Also, ethnicity has been defined as the term for the culture of people in a given geographic region, including their language, heritage and customers. Ethnicity has been identified as a likely influencing factor for student success in the classroom. However, this study concludes that policies have great influence on industrial technology education and that political instability and corruption among political leaders affects industrial technology education. Furthermore, the study concludes that ethnicity directly or indirectly influences students in industrial technology education programme.  It was recommended that the Federal Government whistle blowing policy should be strengthened to check mate fraudulent act in the educational sector to help in prosecuting every politician who embezzles fund meant for industrial technology education. This will help in ensuring that adequate facilities are provided for industrial technology education.