An empirical Study on Tutors’ and Students’ Perceptions and Sustenance of Networking in Food and Nutrition Education in the Colleges of Education in Ghana

Table 1. Responses on the perception on theuse of networking

Mean	Std. Dev.

Positive perception
Fosters collaboration than an occasional exchange	TU	4.86	0.363	4.29	Agreed

	ST	3.71	0.789

Help implement new ideas to improve the quality of teaching	TU	4.79	0.579			4.13	Agreed

	ST	3.47	1.023

Create an environment conducive to teaching and learning	TU	4.36	1.082	3.99	Agreed

	ST	3.63	0.875

Help students in sharing vital information	TU	4.29	1.267			3.88	Agreed

	ST	3.48	0.988

Contributes to both the quality of the teaching profession and the learning experience of students	TU	4.57	0.938	3.96	Agreed

	ST	3.36	1.114

Encourages knowledge exchange at both teacher and student levels.	TU	4.71	0.825			4.28	Agreed

	ST	3.85	0.740

Creates change in student’s ability to generate enough excitement	TU	4.21	1.051	3.77	Agreed

	ST	3.34	1.188

Negative Perception
I am worried because networking is new	TU	1.36	0.842	1.72	Never

	ST	2.09	0.941

I am worried because I will lose what I was once familiar with.	TU	1.36	0.842			1.73	Never

	ST	2.11	0.908

I am worried because I doubt the level of improvement that will take place after using networking.	TU	1.36	0.745	1.75	Never

	ST	2.15	0.978

I feel uncomfortable during the use of networking	TU	2.07	0.616			2.13	Never

	ST	2.20	1.142

In think there is a lack of consistency and clarity on roles and responsibilities.	TU	1.21	0.579	1.84	Never

	ST	2.48	0.938

I sometimes do not get along with the use of networking	TU	1.14	0.535			1.54	Never

	ST	1.95	0.796

There is unfair sharing of information in networking education	TU	1.50	0.855	2.08	Never
	ST	2.66	1.160