TEACHERS’ ACQUISITION OF DIGITAL SKILLS AND THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
Keywords:
Teachers’ Acquisition, Business Education, Information and Communication Technology, Digital Skills.Abstract
Business Education as an aspect of Vocational Education is an essential education intended to provide skills and manpower for industry. Teacher’s acquisition of digital skills has so much impact on technology driven because the world today has become a global village. This paper examined Teachers’ acquisition of digital skills and the future of business education in Nigeria. The paper further discussed policy formulation and implication, types of Digital skills in enhancing business education, conceptual framework, and objectives of business education, methodologies of business education and features of modern technologies. The paper further elucidates some constraints and gains of teacher’s acquisition of digital skills in Nigeria and suggestions and conclusion were made.
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