EFFECTIVE STUDENT-CENTRED STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCING QUALITATIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BUSINESS EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Teaching and learning are the most important activities in the educational enterprise. Business education is a skill course which requires practical application of knowledge. Overemphasizing the use of the teacher-centred techniques is ineffective and negatively affects students’ perception of the
practical aspects of the discipline. This paper thus, looks at how student-centred techniques such as discovery, problem-solving, project, field trip, simulation and role play methods could improve the quality of teaching and learning of Business education in Nigeria. As a way forward, the paper suggests that there should be increase in fund voted for Business education programme, the use of student-centred approaches should be encouraged, available resources should be adequately utilized, plan should be made and implemented and there should be good class control and management.

Key words: student-centred strategies, qualitative, teaching, learning, Business Education