BUSINESS EDUCATOR’S STRATEGIES FOR ACQUISITION OF DIGITAL SKILLS AMONG BUSINESS EDUCATION GRADUATES FOR SELF RELIANCE IN A CHANGING WORLD

Abstract

This study examined business educator’s strategies for acquisition of digital skills among Business Education graduates for self-reliance in a changing world. Two research questions and hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The area of the study was Delta State.  The population of the study comprised 113 Business educators in three (3) Colleges of Education in Delta State. Since the population was sizeable, there was no sampling. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire. The instrument was validated by two experts. Spearman’s rank order correlation was used to determine the reliability of the instrument which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.78. The researchers with the help of two research assistants administered 113 copies of the instrument and retrieved 108 copies. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency distribution, mean scores and standard deviation while the T-test statistical tool was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study reveals that business educators posses the digital communication skills such ability to to use email, internet, projector among other. The study further reveals that business educators employ problem solving  strategies that will enhance the acquisition of digital skills among business education graduates for self-reliance in a changing world. The study recommended among other things that business educators should create an enabling environment that will ensure the use of innovative and motivational strategies in enhancing Business Education graduates acquisition of digital skills for self-reliance in a changing world.

Keywords: Business Education, Strategies, Digital Skill, Self-Reliance, Changing world