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Special Issue

New Dimensions in Vocational Business Education Teaching and Learning

Submission Deadline: 10 October 2015
Status: Submission Closed
Lead Guest Editor: Titus Amodu Umoru

About This Special Issue

This Special Issue on the theme ‘New Dimensions in Vocational Business Education Teaching and Learning’ is apt because the knowledge, skill, attitude and competencies required of the business education graduate to fit into the world of work or be self-reliant seemed to have changed thereby worsening unemployment situation. The arrival of new technologies and the rapid nature of its expansion seem to overwhelm curriculum planners and both teachers and learners. There is the argument that the traditional classroom will never be the same again and that business education programs must be reorganized not only to cater for students without borders but to meet the demand of employers who require new skills to match the technological environment. Yet, in the developing world, enormous challenges prevent the use of these technologies. There is also the absence of widely used pedagogical models requiring construction of flexible learning environment and instructional design guidelines. There is therefore, the urgent need to reposition vocational business education for the future.

Aims and Scope:

1. Curriculum issues in business education
2. New technologies in business education
3. New skills for employment and self-reliance
4. Entrepreneurship in business education
5. Critical infrastructure and business education
6. Pedagogical issues in business education

Lead Guest Editor

Titus Amodu Umoru

Department of Business and Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty of Education, Kwara State University, Ilorin, Nigeria

Guest Editors

Ali Abusalem

Industry, Vocational Training and Access Education Division, Central Queensland University, Melbourne, Australia
Basil Nwosu

Education Department, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria
Ile Chika Madu

Department of Vocational Business Education, Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Amaka Okeke

Department of Vocational Business Education, Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Joshua Mamman

Department of Business and Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty of Education, Kwara State University, Ilorin, Nigeria
Titi Oladunjoye

Department of Business and Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty of Education, Kwara State University, Ilorin, Nigeria
Bibiana Nwabufo

Department of Business and Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty of Education, Kwara State University, Ilorin, Nigeria
Kenneth Chinedu Ekwue

Department of Accounting Education, Faculty of Education, Federal College of Education, Asaba, Nigeria
Chuks Marcel Ezemoyih

Department of Business Education, Faculty of Education, Federal University of Education, Owerri, Nigeria
Festus Akpotohwo

Department of Vocational and Technical Education, Faculty of Education, Niger Delta University, Bayelsa, Nigeria
Stephen Afolabi

Department of Business and Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty of Education, Kwara State University, Ilorin, Nigeria
Olaiwola Olorisade

Department of Business and Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty of Education, Kwara State University, Ilorin, Nigeria
David Oriola

Department of Business, Faculty of Education, Taisolarin University of Education, Ijagun, Nigeria
Femi Odunaike

Department of Business, Faculty of Education, Taisolarin University of Education, Ijagun, Nigeria
Titus Umoru

Depaartment of Business Education, Kwara State University, Malete, Ilorin, Nigeria
Mohsen Nazarzadeh Zare

Department of Educational Planning and Administration, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Published Articles

New Dimensions in Sourcing and Utilization of Resource Materials for Effective Teaching and Instruction in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Nigeria

Akpotohwo Festus Chukwunwendu

Issue: Volume 4, Issue 6-1, December 2015

Pages: 24-30

Received: 3 October 2015

Accepted: 7 October 2015

Published: 17 June 2016

DOI: 10.11648/j.edu.s.2015040601.15

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Abstract: The main purpose of technical vocational education and training TVET is to provide skilled manpower in applied science, engineering technology and commerce to operate, maintain and sustain the Nation’s economic activities for rapid socio-economic development. TVET is a correlate to teaching practical skills. Because of the target audience of this t... Show More

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The Role of Business Educators in Distance Learning in the 21^st Century: Challenges and Prospects in Education System in Nigeria

Ebele Okereke C.

Issue: Volume 4, Issue 6-1, December 2015

Pages: 19-23

Received: 8 October 2015

Accepted: 9 October 2015

Published: 13 January 2016

DOI: 10.11648/j.edu.s.2015040601.14

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Abstract: The paper was on the role of business educators in distance learning in the 21^st century: challenges and prospects. Education and technology plays significant role in the progress and development of a nation. Business educators cannot afford to be on the wrong side of the digital era that makes teaching and learning so enjoyable. Therefore, this pa... Show More

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The Microfilming Functions Used by the Secretaries in Managing Office Records in Government Establishments in Anambra State, Nigeria

Oguejiofor Chinwe Sussan , Ile Chika Madu

Issue: Volume 4, Issue 6-1, December 2015

Pages: 15-18

Received: 14 September 2015

Accepted: 8 October 2015

Published: 14 December 2015

DOI: 10.11648/j.edu.s.2015040601.13

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Abstract: This study determined the microfilming functions used by the secretaries in managing office records in government establishments in Anambra State, Nigeria.The population was 298 secretaries.Structured questionnaire was used.The instrument was validated by three experts.Its internal consistency was determined using Cronbach Alpha and the result was ... Show More

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Challenges of Integrating New Technologies for Teaching and Learning in the Business Education Programme of Colleges of Education in South-East Nigeria

Ile Chika Madu , Udegbunam Emmanuel Obidi , Odimmega Chinyere Genevive

Issue: Volume 4, Issue 6-1, December 2015

Pages: 9-14

Received: 15 September 2015

Accepted: 8 October 2015

Published: 30 November 2015

DOI: 10.11648/j.edu.s.2015040601.12

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Abstract: The study focused on challenges of integrating new technologies for teaching and learning in business education programme at colleges of education in south-east Nigeria. Three research questions guided the study and three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. A survey design was adopted. The population consisted of 129 business educ... Show More

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Analysis of M-learning Utilization Challenges, Learning Purposes and Benefits for Improved Business Education Outcomes in Nigerian Universities

Titus A. Umoru

Issue: Volume 4, Issue 6-1, December 2015

Pages: 1-8

Received: 3 September 2015

Accepted: 8 October 2015

Published: 30 November 2015

DOI: 10.11648/j.edu.s.2015040601.11

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Abstract: The study centered on m-learning utilization challenges, learning purposes and benefits for improved business education outcomes in Nigerian Universities. The study identified 33 critical challenges, purposes and benefits of m-learning utilization that affect business education outcomes. The research question “what are the m-learning utilization ch... Show More

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