ASSESSMENT OF BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES IN THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA
Keywords:
Assessment, Business Education, College of Education, Curriculum Content, Evaluation, Objectives, Programme.Abstract
This study is set out to assess business education programme objectives in the colleges of education in South/west Nigeria. The study has three (3) research questions and two (2) hypotheses. The sudy used survey design in which questionnaire was adopted to collect data from forty (40) lecturers and three hundred and eighty-four (384) students. Data collected were analysed using frequency count, simple percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test and PPMC. Results indicates that objectives of the business education programme was fairly achieved, inadequate funding, insufficient facilities, inadequate lecturers are among the major challenges of the business education programme and the curriculum contents of the programme is appropriate. The study recommends that the stakeholders of the programme should that the objectives of the programme is highly achieved, finance to employed qualified staff and buy equipment and facilities should be provided.
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