Influence of new technologies on the teaching of Business Education courses in Tertiary Institutions in Kwara State
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2016
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Nigerian Journal of Business Education (NIGJBED)
Abstract
The study investigates the influence of new technologies on the teaching of business education courses
in tertiary institutions in Kwara state. Two research questions and one hypothesis guide the conduct
of the study.Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. A total of 37 business
education lecturers in the public tertiary institutions in Kwara state was selected. A questionnaire
with Cronbach reliability of 0.70 was the instrument used for data collection. Percentages mean score
was used to analyze the research questions while t-test was used to analyze the hypothesis. The result
of the data collected and analyzed indicated that lecturers have access to the new technologies for
teaching of business education courses. The result of the test of the null hypothesis showed no
significant difference in the mean rating of respondents. It was concluded that new technologies have
a positive influence on the teaching of business education courses. It was recommended among others
that institutional administrators should encourage business teachers through sponsorship to acquire
knowledge and skills in the area of new technologies.