INFLUENCE OF BUSINESS EDUCATORS’ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY OF BUSINESS EDUCATION COURSES IN UNIVERSITIES IN ANAMBRA STATE
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The study sought to ascertain the influence of business educators’ professional development on instructional delivery of business education courses in universities in Anambra State. The study employed survey research design. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study comprised all the 54 business educators from public universities in Anambra State. A census sampling technique was used since the population of 54 business educators is manageable. The instrument was validated by experts in business education and measurement and evaluation, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Anambra State. Cronbach alpha was used to ascertain the reliability of the instrument with coefficient of 0.82. A four- point response type of Strongly Agreed, Agreed, Disagreed and Strongly Disagreed with 20 items were used. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while t-test was used to test the hypotheses. Findings of the study revealed the available professional development programmes which business educators in universities can be exposed to and professional development has been proven to influence effective instructional delivery of business education courses in universities in Anambra State. The findings further showed no significant difference in the mean ratings of male and female business educators and the available professional development programmes and influence of professional development for effective instructional delivery of business education courses. The study concluded that Business Educators professional development is very relevant and indispensable in the actualization of effective instruction in public universities in Anambra State. It was recommended among others that Federal and State Government should organize regular professional development programmes for business educators based on their skills need.
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