ASSESSMENT OF EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS ACQUISITION NEED FOR SELF-RELIANCE IN BUSINESS STUDIES AMONG GOVERNMENT JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS STUDENTS IN NIGER STATE
Abstract
This study was conducted to assess the employability skills acquisition need for self-reliance in business studies among government junior secondary schools students in Niger State. The researchers raised two research questions for the study. In line with the research question, two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level if significant. A survey research design was used for the study. The area of this study consists of one government junior secondary schools from each local government in the state which comprise of twenty-five local government. A random sampling technique was used and the sample size for the study was two hundred and ten (210). A 4-point Likert scale used for the and the questionnaire was tagged as “Business Studies Skill Acquisition Questionnaire (BSSAQ)” containing twenty (20) statement items were used to collect data. To obtain the reliability coefficient of the measuring instrument, the instrument was pilot tested using some fifteen (15) selected junior secondary schools in Ilorin. The result obtained from the pilot study were then analyzed using Cranach alpha reliability coefficient statistical and the reliability index obtained was 0.88. The data collected on the twenty (20) statement items of the questionnaire were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions and t-test was used to test the null hypotheses formulated for the study. The study revealed among others, that a significant difference existed in the employability skills acquisition need for self-reliance in government junior secondary schools in Niger State. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that at junior secondary schools business studies contents should be well taught in other to encourage the acquisition of employability skills among the students of junior secondary schools in Niger state. Also, Business studies at the government junior secondary level should be encouraged through proper funding, and the provision of equipment for better acquisition of computer skills.
Keywords
Full Text:
PDFReferences
Agomuo, F. (2014). New entrepreneurship education and wealth creation strategies: Practical tips for economic empowerment and survival. Nsukka: Great A.P. Express Publisher’s Ltd.
Adamu, I., & Yakubu, S. (2012). Perception of business studies teachers on relationship between curriculum of business studies in secondary schools and realization of objectives of national policy on education (6.3.3.4) in Kaduna state. Vocational Business Educator Journal, 1(2), 72-81.
Boyd, J. L. (2017). Interactive simulations: Improving learning retention in knowledge-based online training courses (Publication No. 10261889) [Doctoral dissertation, Capella University]. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.
Brown, P., Hesketh, A. and Williams, S. (2003) Employability in a Knowledge-Driven Economy. Journal of Education and & Work, 16(2), 107-126. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13639080305562
Clarke, M. (2008). Understanding and managing employability in changing career contexts. Employee Relations, 30(2), 121-141. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590810871379
Cox, S., & King, D. (2006). Skill sets: an approach to embed employability in course design. Education + Training, 48(4), 262-274. https://doi.org/10.1108/00400910610671933
Dench, S. (1997). Changing skill needs: what makes people employable? Industrial and Commercial Training, 29(6), 190-193. https://doi.org/10.1108/00197859710177477
Kilby, P. (Ed.) (1971). Entrepreneurship and economic development. Hunting the Heffalump. New York: The Free Press.
Eze, J. (2011). Benefits of career development. Retrieved from http/www.mgt study guide.com on 2nd July, 2018.
Ezeani, S. N., & Ogundola, M. C. (2016). Business education in Nigeria: The trends in the 21st century. Journal of Business Educational Research and Development, 2(1), 35-43.
Federal Republic of Nigeria (2018). 9-years basic education curriculum. Lagos: NERDC.
Federal Republic of Nigeria (2014). National policy on education. Revised Lagos: NERDC Press.
Fernet, C. (2013). The role of work motivation in psychological health. Canadian Psychology, 54, 72-74. https://doi.org/10.1037/A0031058
Hii, C. (2017). Soft skills essential for success in today's workplace. Retrieved 10 April 2011, from http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/9/23/focus/188878 76 &sec=focus
Huga, T. (2015). Entrepreneurship education and action-oriented pedagogical approaches. International Journal of Education science and Research, 5(5), 53-60.
Isaac, N. (2011). Skills acquisition: Tonic for economic empowerment (online), Leadership Newspaper May 22, 2011. Available at http:/Leadership. ng/nga/articles/163/2011/05/22skills-acquisition-tonic-economic-empowerment.html. Retrieved: 2nd July, 2018.
Kalfa, S., & Taksa, L. (2015). Cultural capital in business higher education: reconsidering the graduate attributes movement and the focus on employability. Studies in Higher Education, 40(4), 580-595. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2013.842210
La Guardia, J.G. and Patrick, H. (2008) Self-Determination Theory as a Fundamental Theory of Close Relationships. Canadian Psychology, 49(3), 201-209. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0012760
Legault, L., & Inzlicht, M. (2013). Self-determination, self-regulation, and the brain: autonomy improves performance by enhancing neuroaffective responsiveness to self-regulation failure. Journal of personality and social psychology, 105(1), 123-138. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0030426
Mincer, J. (1962). On-the-job training: Costs, returns, and some implications. Journal of Political Economy, 70(5, Part 2), 50-79. https://doi.org/10.1086/258725
Moore, T., & Morton, J. (2017). The myth of job readiness? Written communication, employability, and ‘skills gap in higher education. Studies in Higher Education, 42(3), 591-609. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2015.1067602
Ndineche, G. I., & Ementa, C. N. (2018). Business education students rating of the teaching of word processing and desktop publishing skills in tertiary institutions in South-east Nigeria. Journal of Business Education, 1(2), 75-82.
Nilsson, S. (2010) Enhancing Individual Employability: The Perspective of Engineering Graduates. Education + Training, 52(6/7), 540-551. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00400911011068487
Odike, E., & Menkiti, M. (2019). Job creation through entrepreneurship. Journal of business & management Studies, 1(3).
Ofoye, O. I., and Asarah, M. (2010). Skills Acquisition through Fine and Applied Arts in Nigeria: Problem and Prospects. Journal of Qualitative Education, 6(1), 139-145.
Okay-Somerville, B., & Scholarios, D. (2015). Career Self-Management, Perceived Employability, and Employment Success during University-to-Work Transitions: a Social Cognitive Career Theory Perspective. Zarzadzanie Zasobami Ludzkimi = Human Resource Management, 107(6), 33-60.
Okute, A. L. (2013). Ensuring quality training and effective selling skills for sales personnel, in ICT-based economy. Association of Business Educators of Nigeria Book of Readings, 3(1), 27-31.
Olowu, M. D., & Aliyu, I. (2015). Impact of Managerial Skills on Small Scale Businesses Performance and Growth in Nigeria. European Journal of Business and Management, 7, 109-114.
Reeve, J., & Lee, W. (2014). Students’ classroom engagement produces longitudinal changes in classroom motivation. Journal of Educational Psychology, 106(2), 527-540. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0034934
Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2000). Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being. The American psychologist, 55(1), 68-78. https://doi.org/10.1037//0003-066x.55.1.68
Soenens, B., Berzonsky, M. D., Vansteenkiste, M., Beyers, W., & Goossens, L. (2005). Identity styles and causality orientations: in search of the motivational underpinnings of the identity exploration process. European Journal of Personality, 19(5), 427-442. https://doi.org/10.1002/per.551
Tennyson, J., & Jorczak, P. (2018). Behaviorism. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Umo, J. U. (2015). Full Employment: Implications of Educational Investment in Contemporary Nigeria. National Conference: Toward Full Employment Strategy for Nigeria. Lagos: National Manpower Board, Muson Centre.
Yakubu, K, (2016) Importance of business studies at junior secondary school. Paper presentation on second career day at Government secondary school Gadabuke, Nassarawa State.
Yorke, M. (2018). Pedagogy for employability. Retrieved 15 October 2019, from http://www.heademy.ac.uk/asset/York/document/ourwork/tla/employability/d383_pedagogy_for_employability_357.pdf
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22190/FUTLTE230312028M
Refbacks
- There are currently no refbacks.
ISSN 2560 – 4600 (Print)
ISSN 2560 – 4619 (Online)