STRENGTHENING BUSINESS EDUCATION CURRICULUM THROUGH STUDENT VOICE INCLUSION
Abstract
The idea of strengthening business education curriculum through students' voice inclusive practices for sustainable human capital development came about as a response to business education students' lack of employability skills amid claims that students are not integrated in shaping the curriculum that affects their lives directly. Students' voice in curriculum development has been associated with positive outcomes in business education students' employability after graduation. This study determined the ways of strengthening business education curriculum through student voice inclusive practice for sustainable human capital development in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The study was guided by two research questions and two hypotheses. The population of the study comprised 1401 business education students in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The population consisted of 284 business education students from universities and 337 business education students from colleges of education that are purposively selected. A structured questionnaire of 25 items was used for data collection after being validated by five experts in business education and measurement and evaluation with an internal consistency coefficient value of 0.79. The data collected in respect of the research questions were analysed using mean and standard deviation while data regarding the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using z-test statistics. As a matter of urgency in strengthening business education curriculum, students need to feel that they have inclusive voice for their curriculum of training.
Keywords: Strengthening, Business Education Curriculum, Student Voice, Inclusive Practice, Sustainable Human Capital Development.
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