AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF SKILLS ACQUISITION RESOURCES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING IN BUSINESS EDUCATION IN KWARA STATE
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Acquiring skills by students of business education at various institutions is a paramount requirement for self-sustainability and society development. The study examined the availability and utilization of skills acquisition resources in business education in Universities in Kwara State. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The study was conducted in universities in Kwara State. The population of the study comprised final year students of business education in Kwara State University (144) and Al-Hikima University (17) in Kwara State. The entire population was used for the study, as it was a census sampling. The data collection instrument used for the research was a four-point structured questionnaire, with 20 questionnaire items titled Skill Acquisition resources in Business Education (SARBE) designed by the researchers. The instrument was validated by two experts in the field of business education. The calculated reliability yielded co-efficient index 0f 0.88 which shows the instrument was reliable and stable. Data collected were analyzed using mean of standard deviation for the research questions.The findings amongst others, revealed that some of the resources needed to teach skills acquisition courses in business education are available in the department at a very high extent. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that to achieve the standard of education attain a peak of excellence, priority should be given to skills acquisition. Relevant resources both human and material are to be made available and well utilized for a positive outcome. It was recommended among others that;Government should make funds available for business education programmes and make provisions for necessary and needed resources for skills acquisition.
Keywords: skills acquisition, resources and business education
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