ASSESSMENT OF THE ADEQUACY OF BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS’ CORE SKILLS REQUIRED IN THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
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The study was conducted to assess the adequacy of Business Education students’ core skills required in the knowledge economy. It was guided by four research questions and two hypotheses. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study was 315 which comprised of 182 NCE final year students of Business Education of Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze and 133 NCE/Degree final year students of Business Education of Nwafor Orizu College Education, Nsugbe, in Anambra State. A sample size of 225 was selected for the study using Taro Yamane formula. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The instrument was validated by two experts in Measurement and Evaluation, and Business Education. Cronbach Alpha method was used to test the reliability of the instrument and it yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.83. Data collected were analyzed using the mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions, while t-test was used to analyze the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The results of the study revealed among others that, the ICT skills of students of Business Education are not adequate in the knowledge economy. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that, modern ICT tools, resources and trained ICT personnel should be provided for the Business Education students for the effective impartation of knowledge and skills.
Key Words: Adequacy, Business Education, Core Skills, Knowledge Economy.
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