CHALLENGES OF BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS IN ACQUIRING INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) SKILLS FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, RIVERS STATE
Abstract
The study investigated the challenges faced by business education students in acquiring information and communication technology skills for national development in Rivers State. Two research questions
guided the study and one hypothesis was tested. The entire population of 300 final year business education students was studied by the researchers and no sample was drawn. Data for this study were
collected by means of questionnaire. The questionnaire adopted a modified four point scale. Test-re-test method was used for the reliability and a coefficient of 0.89, Mean rating and standard deviation were
used to answer the research questions while chi-square (X2) was used to test the hypothesis. Findings revealed that there was significant relationship among the challenges faced by business education
students in acquiring information and communication technology skills for national development. Based on the findings, it was recommended that government should make the acquisition of information and
communication technology skills part of national minimum standards for all graduates of business education.
Keyword:Information and Communication Technology, Business Education, Skills, National, Development, Challenges, Students
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