FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONSTRAINTS AFFECTING BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMME AT THE NCE LEVEL IN NORTH CENTRAL ZONE OF NIGERIA.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to find out funding and administrative constraints
affecting business education programme at the NCE level in North Central Zone of Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive research design. It was guided by two research questions and two hypotheses. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study consisted of 12 Heads of Departments and 86 Teachers. A structured questionnaire was used to elicit responses. The tools used for data analysis in the study was the mean with standard deviation. The findings among others revealed that the respondents accepted 10 out of 12 items as funding constraints affecting the implementation of business education programme. It was revealed that there was no
significant difference in the mean responses of heads of departments and teachers on administrative practices and funding of business education programme. It was recommended that NCCE, Federal and State Governments should ensure strict compliance to the provisions in the Minimum Standards by Provosts of colleges of education on funding to avoid constraints to effective implementation of business education programme.
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