Entrepreneurship is an essential variable in the growth and development of any economy. The point... more Entrepreneurship is an essential variable in the growth and development of any economy. The point at which man stopped satisfying only his needs and accommodated the needs of others marked the real evolution of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship development has been gradually corresponding with the development of the human race and it has reinforced the emergence, proliferation and growth of small scale businesses in Nigeria. In the light of the above, this paper attempts to establish the impact of entrepreneurship evolution on the growth of small scale businesses in Nigeria by discussing the concept of entrepreneurship and its evolution in Nigeria, the concept of small scale business and efforts aimed at enhancing the growth of small scale businesses in Nigeria. The paper also x-rays the relationship between entrepreneurship evolution and the growth of small scale businesses in Nigeria. It was concluded in the paper that entrepreneurship evolution has positive correlation on the gr...
International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE), 2021
A close observation in recent times has shown a steady decline of students’ enrolment into busine... more A close observation in recent times has shown a steady decline of students’ enrolment into business education programme especially in the colleges of education. The situation is becoming worrisome considering the social implications it has on the education industry. Thus, the study was conducted to determine strategies for boosting students’ enrolment into business education programme of colleges of education in Delta State. Design of this research was descriptive survey and 118 business education lecturers in the colleges of education in Delta State participated in the survey. Data were collected with questionnaire. The results of data analysis showed that the respondents agreed that the attracting and retaining strategies considered in the study were necessary frameworks for boosting students’ enrolment into business education programme. The test of hypotheses showed that irrespective of the years of work experience of the respondents, their responses did not differ significantly...
The study assessed the adequacy of instructional resources available for business education progr... more The study assessed the adequacy of instructional resources available for business education programmes at the colleges of education in Edo and Delta states of Nigeria in relation to the standards stipulated by the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE). The study adopted the ex-post facto research design and was guided by five research questions. The population of the study comprised all the six business education departments of the colleges of education in Edo and Delta states of Nigeria. The entire population was studied in terms of adequacy of instructional resources. The data for the study was collected through direct observation using the NCCE benchmarks as inventory and analyzed using ratio and percentage scores. The study found that lecturers and physical facilities available for business education programmes are adequate in some of the colleges and not adequate in others. Equipment and supplies in the typing laboratories, shorthand studios and model offices wer...
International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2021
A close observation in recent times has shown a steady decline of students’ enrolment into busine... more A close observation in recent times has shown a steady decline of students’ enrolment into business education programme especially in the colleges of education. The situation is becoming worrisome considering the social implications it has on the education industry. Thus, the study was conducted to determine strategies for boosting students’ enrolment into business education programme of colleges of education in Delta State. Design of this research was descriptive survey and 118 business education lecturers in the colleges of education in Delta State participated in the survey. Data were collected with questionnaire. The results of data analysis showed that the respondents agreed that the attracting and retaining strategies considered in the study were necessary frameworks for boosting students’ enrolment into business education programme. The test of hypotheses showed that irrespective of the years of work experience of the respondents, their responses did not differ significantly...
The study was conducted using survey design to determine the strategies as well as the effectiven... more The study was conducted using survey design to determine the strategies as well as the effectiveness of the strategies used for teaching entrepreneurship education in Delta State Polytechnics. The study was guided by two research questions and one null hypothesis. The population of the study comprised 56 entrepreneurship education lecturers in the three Delta State Polytechnics (Ogwashi-Uku, Ozoro and Otefe-Oghara). The entire population was used for the study. A structured questionnaire of 40 items was used for data collection after being validated by three experts with internal consistency coefficient value of 0.84. The data collected in respect of the research questions were analyzed using mean and standard deviation while data regarding the hypothesis were tested at 0.05 level of significance using t-test statistic. The study found that lecturers used all the teaching strategies listed in the questionnaire except organizing competitions for students on entrepreneurship. Similarl...
Generally, the purpose of communication is aimed at facilitating the achievement of organizationa... more Generally, the purpose of communication is aimed at facilitating the achievement of organizational objectives. Therefore, the primary management functions of any organization are greatly dependant on the effective use of communication. In the 21st century organizations, communication is used as the major instrument to motivate and stimulate workforce’s commitment towards the attainment of the organizational set goals. Managers must see communication beyond the mere traditional role of passing information or exchanging ideas. Rather, it should be seen as a management tool for knitting the organization together for the realization of the mission and vision of the organization. Based on this, the paper conceptually discussed the meaning of communication and organizational communication, purposes of communication in the organization, communication cycle in organizations, forms and flows of communication in organization and threats to effective communication. Also, the paper highlighte...
This study was conducted using survey design to determine business educators' rating of strat... more This study was conducted using survey design to determine business educators' rating of strategies considered to be effective for quality assurance in business education programme in south-south Nigerian universities. Sixty-eight business educators drawn from the universities in south-south Nigeria that offer business education constituted the population and sample for the study. The study was guided by three research questions and three null hypotheses. The study utilized a validated four point scale questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.84 using Crombach Alpha analysis. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data collected in order to answer the research questions while the null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using z-test statistic. It was found that moderation of examinations, inservice education and proper funding were rated as effective strategies for quality assurance in business education. It was therefore recommended, among...
Entrepreneurship is an essential variable in the growth and development of any economy. The point... more Entrepreneurship is an essential variable in the growth and development of any economy. The point at which man stopped satisfying only his needs and accommodated the needs of others marked the real evolution of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship development has been gradually corresponding with the development of the human race and it has reinforced the emergence, proliferation and growth of small scale businesses in Nigeria. In the light of the above, this paper attempts to establish the impact of entrepreneurship evolution on the growth of small scale businesses in Nigeria by discussing the concept of entrepreneurship and its evolution in Nigeria, the concept of small scale business and efforts aimed at enhancing the growth of small scale businesses in Nigeria. The paper also x-rays the relationship between entrepreneurship evolution and the growth of small scale businesses in Nigeria. It was concluded in the paper that entrepreneurship evolution has positive correlation on the gr...
International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE), 2021
A close observation in recent times has shown a steady decline of students’ enrolment into busine... more A close observation in recent times has shown a steady decline of students’ enrolment into business education programme especially in the colleges of education. The situation is becoming worrisome considering the social implications it has on the education industry. Thus, the study was conducted to determine strategies for boosting students’ enrolment into business education programme of colleges of education in Delta State. Design of this research was descriptive survey and 118 business education lecturers in the colleges of education in Delta State participated in the survey. Data were collected with questionnaire. The results of data analysis showed that the respondents agreed that the attracting and retaining strategies considered in the study were necessary frameworks for boosting students’ enrolment into business education programme. The test of hypotheses showed that irrespective of the years of work experience of the respondents, their responses did not differ significantly...
The study assessed the adequacy of instructional resources available for business education progr... more The study assessed the adequacy of instructional resources available for business education programmes at the colleges of education in Edo and Delta states of Nigeria in relation to the standards stipulated by the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE). The study adopted the ex-post facto research design and was guided by five research questions. The population of the study comprised all the six business education departments of the colleges of education in Edo and Delta states of Nigeria. The entire population was studied in terms of adequacy of instructional resources. The data for the study was collected through direct observation using the NCCE benchmarks as inventory and analyzed using ratio and percentage scores. The study found that lecturers and physical facilities available for business education programmes are adequate in some of the colleges and not adequate in others. Equipment and supplies in the typing laboratories, shorthand studios and model offices wer...
International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2021
A close observation in recent times has shown a steady decline of students’ enrolment into busine... more A close observation in recent times has shown a steady decline of students’ enrolment into business education programme especially in the colleges of education. The situation is becoming worrisome considering the social implications it has on the education industry. Thus, the study was conducted to determine strategies for boosting students’ enrolment into business education programme of colleges of education in Delta State. Design of this research was descriptive survey and 118 business education lecturers in the colleges of education in Delta State participated in the survey. Data were collected with questionnaire. The results of data analysis showed that the respondents agreed that the attracting and retaining strategies considered in the study were necessary frameworks for boosting students’ enrolment into business education programme. The test of hypotheses showed that irrespective of the years of work experience of the respondents, their responses did not differ significantly...
The study was conducted using survey design to determine the strategies as well as the effectiven... more The study was conducted using survey design to determine the strategies as well as the effectiveness of the strategies used for teaching entrepreneurship education in Delta State Polytechnics. The study was guided by two research questions and one null hypothesis. The population of the study comprised 56 entrepreneurship education lecturers in the three Delta State Polytechnics (Ogwashi-Uku, Ozoro and Otefe-Oghara). The entire population was used for the study. A structured questionnaire of 40 items was used for data collection after being validated by three experts with internal consistency coefficient value of 0.84. The data collected in respect of the research questions were analyzed using mean and standard deviation while data regarding the hypothesis were tested at 0.05 level of significance using t-test statistic. The study found that lecturers used all the teaching strategies listed in the questionnaire except organizing competitions for students on entrepreneurship. Similarl...
Generally, the purpose of communication is aimed at facilitating the achievement of organizationa... more Generally, the purpose of communication is aimed at facilitating the achievement of organizational objectives. Therefore, the primary management functions of any organization are greatly dependant on the effective use of communication. In the 21st century organizations, communication is used as the major instrument to motivate and stimulate workforce’s commitment towards the attainment of the organizational set goals. Managers must see communication beyond the mere traditional role of passing information or exchanging ideas. Rather, it should be seen as a management tool for knitting the organization together for the realization of the mission and vision of the organization. Based on this, the paper conceptually discussed the meaning of communication and organizational communication, purposes of communication in the organization, communication cycle in organizations, forms and flows of communication in organization and threats to effective communication. Also, the paper highlighte...
This study was conducted using survey design to determine business educators' rating of strat... more This study was conducted using survey design to determine business educators' rating of strategies considered to be effective for quality assurance in business education programme in south-south Nigerian universities. Sixty-eight business educators drawn from the universities in south-south Nigeria that offer business education constituted the population and sample for the study. The study was guided by three research questions and three null hypotheses. The study utilized a validated four point scale questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.84 using Crombach Alpha analysis. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data collected in order to answer the research questions while the null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using z-test statistic. It was found that moderation of examinations, inservice education and proper funding were rated as effective strategies for quality assurance in business education. It was therefore recommended, among...
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