PERCEIVED PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES NEEDED FOR STUDENTS' ADAPTABILITY BY BUSINESS EDUCATORS IN A NEW NORMAL

Abstract

The study investigated the perceived pedagogical approaches needed by business educators for the adaptability of their students’ to a new normal. The study was necessitated by the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic. Two research questions and two null hypotheses were posed to guide the study and one hypothesis was raised and tested at a 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study consist of 60 business education lecturers from the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. A purposive sample design was adopted for the study. The instrument for data collection was a researcher’s structured questionnaire titled: Perceived Business Educators Pedagogical Approaches Needed for Students’ Adaptability Questionnaire (PBEPANSAQ). The instrument was validated by two experts in business education from Rivers State University (RSU). The instrument was subjected to test-retest and the result yielded 82% coefficient index, which revealed that the instrument was reliable. Findings revealed that the emerging ‘new normal’ should not compromise the quality assurance mechanisms developed over time as Lecturers should be equipped with the necessary skills to aid in quality instruction using modern strategies that aid students’ adaptability.

Keywords: Business Educators; Pedagogy; Approaches; Adaptability; New normal