PERCEIVED CHALLENGES OF INTEGRATING MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN TEACHING AND LEARNING BUSINESS EDUCATION COURSES IN RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITIES

Abstract

This study assessed perceived challenges of integrating modern technologies in teaching and learning Business Education courses in Rivers state universities. Three objectives, research questions and hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey design, and the population was eight hundred and sixty four (864) respondents. Taro Yemene formula was used to determine a sample size of four hundred and fifteen (415) respondents from the study population covering Business Education lecturers and final year students of Rivers State University and Ignatius Ajuru University of Education. The instrument for data collection was two sets of self-structured questionnaire titled questionnaire for Lecturers on Perceived Challenges in Integrating Modern Technologies in teaching Business Education Courses (PCIMTTBEC) and questionnaire for students on Perceived Challenges in Integrating Modern Technologies in learning Business Education Courses (PCIMTLBEC). Five point rating scale of Very High Extent to Very Low Extent for research question one and Strongly Agreed to Strongly Disagreed for research question two and three was used to elicit information from the respondents on the questions posed in the study. Cronbach Alpha reliability co-efficient method was used for reliability test which yielded 0.76 and 0.79 for lecturers and students. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to analyze the research questions while z-test was used to test the hypotheses. Findings from the study revealed that insufficient modern technological equipment, lack of lecturer's interest in use of modern technologies integration, lack of constant power supply, maintenance and technical problems are the majorchallenges affecting the integration of modern technologies in universities. Based on the findings, conclusions and recommendations made among others includes that for modern technologies to be integrated into teaching and learning effectively, governmentshould ensure proper training and retraining of business education lecturers and provide relevant modern technological tools and facilities.