FUNDING OF BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMMES FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN KADUNA STATE
Abstract
Business Education Programmes by virtue of its nature as skills development programme requires a lot of money for capital projects and overheads. Based on this, its adequate funding cannot be over-emphasized. This means that the provision of adequate fund is central to the success of Business Education programmes for quality assurance. The purpose of the study is to determine the Funding of Business Education Programmes for Quality Assurance in Colleges of Education in Kaduna State. The population involved in this study consisted
of 30 Business Education Teachers and 60 Business Education Students from two Colleges of Education in Kaduna State. Three research questions were used. The instrument was face validated by three experts from the field of Business Education. The study revealed that there is the need for funding of business education programmes for quality assurance and one of the major reasons for poor funding was as a result of merging Business Education programmes with general education. Recommendations were made among which are diversified sources of generating revenue should be adopted to complement government
efforts and administration of Business Education Programmes should be separated from other forms of education as to enhance quality assurance on the programme.
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