Mohammed Adamu Auta

@unizik.edu.ng

Senior Lecturer, Department of Technology and Vocational Education, Faculty of Education
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka

Mohammed Auta, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Technology and Vocational Education. He is a specialist in the areas of Industrial Education and Technology with special interest in Building and Woodwork Technology. He was born in 1988 in Jalingo, Taraba state. He holds a National Technical Certificate in Bricklaying Blocklaying and Concreting Work from Federal Science and Technical College, Jalingo (2004); Nigeria Certificate in Education (Technical)from College of Education, Jalingo (2007); B.Tech Industrial and Technology Education (Building Technology) from Federal University of Technology Minna (2013); M.Tech (Ed.) Construction Technology from Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola (2017); and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Technical Education (Building and Woodwork) from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (2021). Before joining the services of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka in May 2017, he was a Lead Project Manager for Nihaad Investment Nigeria Ltd.

EDUCATION

PhD, Technical Education (Building/Woodwork Technology)

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Education

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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Impact of vocational guidance on career choice and employability of vocational and technical education students in a public university in Anambra State
NM Agbo, MT Odiri, MA Auta, IM Onwusuru
Asian Journal of Vocational Education And Humanities 5 (1), 20-26 2024

Evaluation of Enrollment Trends into Technical Education Programmes (2013-2023) In A Nigerian University Via Documentation Analysis
MA Auta, IP Anih, N Martin
Journal of Techno-Social 15 (2), 37-43 2023

Analysis of the psychometric properties of business studies achievement test for senior secondary schools in Nigeria
CC Ufondu, MA Auta, CC Ifi
Journal of Research, Policy & Practice of Teachers and Teacher Education 13 2023

Technical Education in Nigerian Universities: Do Students’ Perception of the Programme Changes Over time?
MA Auta
Evaluation Studies in Social Sciences 4 (1), 31-40 2023

Training prospective technical education graduates for school-to-work transition: insights from university–industry links
SO Chukwuedo, FN Nnajiofor, MA Auta, IC Odogwu
Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning 13 (2), 249-263 2023

In search of Relevance: Reforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Curriculum in Nigeria for Global Competitiveness
MA Auta
Asian Journal of Sociological Research, 278-282 2022

Global Partnership in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria: The Role of Technology and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
M Auta
Journal of Education and Vocational Research 13 (1 (V)), 1-5 2022

Somebody Expects You Home Tonight: Exploring Safety Practices in Technical School Shops
M Auta, A Kurniawan
Journal of Vocational Education Studies 5 (1), 162-171 2022

TVET Graduates Employability for Construction Industry: A Mixed-Method Study
MA Auta, IM Onwusuru
Online Journal for TVET Practitioners 7 (1), 85-94 2022

Exploring Undergraduate Technical Education Students’ Industrial Internship Experience: A Narrative Approach
MA Auta
Social Sciences and Education Research Review 9 (2), 159-164 2022

Exploring Students’ Experience on Distance Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bauchi State Nigeria
UI Aliyu, UI Muhammad, MA Auta, AK Muhammed
Asian Journal of Assessment in Teaching and Learning 11 (2), 93-102 2021

Development and validation of building services practical skills assessment instrument for Nigerian Secondary Schools
KRE Okoye, MA Auta
UNIZIK Journal of Educational Research and Policy Studies 3, 237-254 2021

The milk of human kindness: curbing almajiri vulnerability through vocational skill training in construction crafts
MA Auta
Canadian Journal of Educational and Social Studies 2021 (1), 63-77 2021

Development and Validation of Tiling Craft Training Module for N-Power Build Apprenticeship Programme: A Delphi study
MA Auta, M Giwa, EK Gowon, A Buba, T Tafida
Puissant 2, 160-184 2021

Effects of the use of Documentary Videos in Teaching Setting-out in Nigerian Secondary Schools
M Auta, M Giwa
Journal of Education and Vocational Research 11 (1 (V)), 64-67 2020

Development and validation of instrument for assessing students practical skills in building super-structure operations in Nigerian secondary schools
MA Auta
International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies 7 (2), 1 2020

Self-Validation of N-Power Build Trainees’ Skills Acquisition: A Mechanism for Revitalizing Apprenticeship Training System in Nigeria
MA Auta, M Giwa, FN Nnajiofor
Puissant – A Multidisciplinary Journal 1 (1), 88-97 2020

Work place performance of university technology and vocational education (TVET) student-teachers: A tracer study
M Auta
Educația Plus 26 (1), 229-238 2020

Appraisal of challenges encountered by undergraduate technology education students in other degree-awarding institution in North-Eastern Nigeria
FN Nnajiofor, MA Auta
Journal of Educational Research and Reviews 7 (10), 199-205 2019

Vocational training needs of unemployed graduates in Taraba state
MAAMA Auta
Educația Plus 22 (1), 104-108 2019

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Adequacy of Technology Education Programme in Nigerian Universities in Compliance with the Benchmark for Academic Standards (BMAS))
MA Auta
Journal of Educational Studies 1 (1), 1-5 2017
Citations: 10

Strategies for evaluation of students proficiency in practical skills in NCE (Technical) building technology education
MA Auta
International Journal of Vocational and Technical Education 7 (9), 96-100 2015
Citations: 6

Role of Technical Teachers in Public Relations towards Optimizing Students’ Enrollment in Technical and Vocational Education Training in Nigeria
GK Eric, AM Adamu, I Ogochukwu
International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies 5 (4), 140 2019
Citations: 5

TVET Graduates Employability for Construction Industry: A Mixed-Method Study
MA Auta, IM Onwusuru
Online Journal for TVET Practitioners 7 (1), 85-94 2022
Citations: 4

The milk of human kindness: curbing almajiri vulnerability through vocational skill training in construction crafts
MA Auta
Canadian Journal of Educational and Social Studies 2021 (1), 63-77 2021
Citations: 4

Work place performance of university technology and vocational education (TVET) student-teachers: A tracer study
M Auta
Educația Plus 26 (1), 229-238 2020
Citations: 4

Validation of Strategies for Effective Vocational School Public Relations
MA Auta, OBIM Noleen
Bulgarian Journal of Science and Education Policy 12 (2), 303-313 2018
Citations: 2

Stakeholders' Perception of Adequacy of Technology Education Programme in Nigerian Universities for Acquisition of Requisite Employable skills by Students
MA Auta
NAU Journal of Technology and Vocational Education 1 (1), 131-141 2016
Citations: 2

In search of Relevance: Reforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Curriculum in Nigeria for Global Competitiveness
MA Auta
Asian Journal of Sociological Research, 278-282 2022
Citations: 1

Somebody Expects You Home Tonight: Exploring Safety Practices in Technical School Shops
M Auta, A Kurniawan
Journal of Vocational Education Studies 5 (1), 162-171 2022
Citations: 1

Vocational training needs of unemployed graduates in Taraba state
MAAMA Auta
Educația Plus 22 (1), 104-108 2019
Citations: 1