GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to examine lecturers and students’ perception of Business Education Curriculum relevance in an era of economic uncertainties. Two research questions were raised and one hypothesis was formulated to guide the study. The descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was all the 63 Business Education Lecturers and 2365 Business Education students in Tertiary Institutions in AkwaIbom State. A sample of 25 lecturers and 400 students were selected for the study using purposive sampling technique. Data for the study were collected using a researcher made instrument entitled “Perception of Business Education Curriculum Relevance in Economic Uncertainty Questionnaire”. Mean and Standard Deviation were used in answering the research questions while independent t-test was used to test the hypothesis. The finding of the study indicated that both lecturers and students perceived a moderate relevance of Business Curriculum in the era of economic uncertainty. It was concluded that, there is a need to revise the business education curriculum for it to address the country’s economic uncertainties. It was recommended among others that there should be provision in the revised curriculum for sufficient industry experience for student so that they can fit in their specified areas effectively after graduation.

KEYWORDS: Lecturers, Students, Perception, Business Education, Curriculum, Economic Uncertainties