ASSESSMENT OF ADEQUACY OF BUSINESS EDUCATION CURRICULUM CONTENT ON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ACQUISITION OF REQUISITE SKILLS FOR JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN NIGERIA
ASSESSMENT OF ADEQUACY OF BUSINESS EDUCATION CURRICULUM CONTENT ON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ACQUISITION OF REQUISITE SKILLS FOR JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN NIGERIA
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2014-06
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IBRAHIM, Adamu
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Abstract
The study was intended to assess the adequacy of university students’ business education
curriculum content for the acquisition of requisite job skills and job opportunities in Nigeria.
Six research questions were used to guide the study, while six hypotheses were formulated and
tested at level of 0.05 significance. The entire 602 final year students from nine federal
universities offering business education as at 2011/2012 academic session formed the
population and sample of the study. Mean and standard deviations were used to answer the
stated research questions, using a benchmark of 2.5 as a criterion for agreement. Simple
Regression (SR) was used to test null hypotheses one, two, three and four while ANOVA was
used to test null hypotheses five and six. The findings of the study revealed, among others that
business education curriculum content in Nigerian federal universities does not provide
students with essential skills required for their employability after graduation. In view of the
findings, one of the recommendations made was that, business education curriculum need’ an
in-depth review that would enable the graduates respond to challenges in the labour market and
field of work. This should be done by selecting contents that are consistent with emergent and
anticipated needs, namely ICT competency, conflict resolution and economic survival and
entrepreneurship.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF
THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN BUSINESS EDUCATION
OF A
DOCTORATE DEGREE IN BUSINESS EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION,
FACULTY OF EDUCATION,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
NIGERIA
JUNE, 2014
Keywords
ASSESSMENT,, ADEQUACY,, BUSINESS,, EDUCATION,, CURRICULUM,, CONTENT,, UNIVERSITY,, STUDENTS,, ACQUISITION,, REQUISITE,, SKILLS,, JOB,, OPPORTUNITIES,, NIGERIA.