STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF BUSINESS TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN NIGERIAN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION

Abstract

This paper examined the strategies for effective management and organization of business teacher education programme in Nigerian Colleges of education. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study while the population consisted of 200 business education lecturers teaching in government – owned colleges of education in South-west Nigeria. The simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 132 business educators as respondents for the study. A well-structured questionnaire on a 4point-scale was used as instrument for data collection while the reliability test for the instrument yielded  co-efficient 0.75 using Cronbach Alpha. The data collected were analysed using frequency tables, mean and standard deviation. Four research questions guided the study. Findings revealed that, poor funding, infrastructural deficit and poor working conditions are the major challenges to the effective management and organization of business teacher education programme while adequate funding, engagement of competent personnel and transparency are some of the strategies for effective management and organization of business teacher education programme. Finally, it was recommended that adequate funding, collaboration between institutions and industries as well as public enlightenment campaign and others should be strategies  adopted for effective  management and organization of business teacher education programme.

Keywords: Challenges, Facilities, Funding, Efficiency and Effectiveness