PERCEPTION OF BUSINESS EDUCATION LECTURERS TOWARDS INNOVATION FOR SELF-RELIANCE OF STUDENTS ON GRADUATION IN ENUGU AND ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

This study focused on examining the perception of business education lecturers towards innovation for selfreliance of students on graduation in Enugu and Anambra States. Two research questions were developed and answered in line with the purpose of the study. Two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at the probability of 0.05 level of significance and 106 degree of freedom. The population for the study was 108 business education lecturers. There was no sampling because the population was manageable. Descriptive survey design was used to generate data for the study. Structured questionnaire was employed to elicit information for the study. The questionnaire was face-validated by two experts in Business Education Department, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and one expert in Business Education Department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The reliability of the questionnaire was determined using Cronbach Alpha reliability test. The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.85. The questionnaire was administered on 108 business education lecturers in Enugu and Anambra States personally by the researchers with the help of three research assistants. All the copies of the questionnaire were retrieved and analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions, while t-test statistic was used to test the hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed that business education lecturers perceive the need to equip students with innovative skills to ensure self-reliance of students on graduation. The findings also revealed that there was no significant difference in the mean responses of business education lecturers in federal and state universities in Enugu and Anambra States on the perception of business education lecturers on their perception of innovation for selfreliance of students on graduation. It was recommended that a policy aimed at equipping students with innovative skills should be enacted in business education programme, to ensure self-reliance on graduation.