IDENTIFICATION OF STRATEGIES FOR PREPARING BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS FOR GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
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The study was aimed at identifying the strategies for preparing business education students for global competitiveness. Two research questions guided the study and two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population consisted of 58 business education lecturers teaching at tertiary institutions in Imo State. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts and the reliability of the instrument was ensured using pilot test technique. Data collected were analyzed using Cronbach Alpha formula which yielded reliability index of 0.91. Data related to the research questions were analyzed using mean and standard deviation while analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings arising from the study revealed that business education lecturers' in tertiary institutions in Imo State agreed on the strategies for preparing business education students for the global competitiveness and that they also agreed on the professional developments of teachers for preparing business education students for global competitiveness. Findings also indicated that there was no significant difference among the three groups in terms of their mean ratings on the strategies for preparing business education students for the global competitiveness and professional development of teachers based on years of teaching experience. Based on the findings, it was concluded that business education lecturers should therefore make effective use of these strategies for proper delivery with the ultimate aim of improving the entrepreneurial competencies of business education students. It was recommended among others that the government should ensure consistent training and retraining of business education lecturers to ensure that they are abreast of trends in the changing society.
Keywords: Business education, global competitiveness, strategies, preparing, tertiary institutions
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