INNOVATIONS REQUIRED IN BUSINESS EDUCATION CURRICULUM IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: A STRATEGIC APPROACH FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Keywords:
Business Education, Colleges of Education, Curriculum Innovation, Sustainable DevelopmentAbstract
The study examined curriculum innovation required in business education curriculum in colleges of education in Nigeria for sustainable development. The study adopted a survey research design, which was guided by two (2) specific objectives and two (2) research questions. The population for the study was 366, comprising 170 business education lecturers, 33 support staff in five (5) Federal Colleges of Education offering Business Education programmes and 163 employers of labour in Northwest, Nigeria. Total Sampling Technique was used for the study. A structured questionnaire was validated by expert with the reliability coefficient of 0.91 using Cronbach alpha was utilized for dada collection for the study. The structured questionnaire was a 4-points scale ranging from Highly Needed, (4 points), Needed (3 points), Somehow Needed (2 points). Not Needed (1 point). Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data collected from the respondents. Mean scores above 2.50 were regarded as needed responses while mean score less than 2.50 were regarded as Not needed. It was found that social media supported course activities are required in the curriculum of Business Education in colleges of education in Nigeria. It was recommended among others that, Business Educators, Colleges of Education, National Commission for Colleges of Education, Federal Government of Nigeria and other stakeholders responsible with business education programme to put hands on deck to iron modalities to which Social media supported course activities are needed in the curriculum of Business Education in colleges of education in Nigeria.
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