AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF E-LEARNING FACILITIES FOR MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS COURSES IN UNIVERSITIES IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA
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2019-10
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Nigerian Journal of Business Education (NIGJBED)
Abstract
Inadequate utilization of new technologies facilities by teachers could result in producing
graduates with only theoretical knowledge and less experience in practical courses which
required the application of ICT skills. This study investigated availability and utilization of elearning
facilities for management and business courses in universities in Kwara state. Two
research questions and two hypotheses guided the conduct of the study. Descriptive survey
research design was adopted for the study. The population comprised of 282 lecturers of
management and business courses in universities in Kwara state. Random and stratified
sample techniques were used to select one hundred management and business lecturers in
universities in Kwara State. A questionnaire with Cronbach Alpha reliability of 0.80 was used
for the data collection. Descriptive of mean rating was used to answer the research questions
while the two hypotheses formulated were tested using One-way ANOVA at 0. 05 level of
significance. The findings indicated that e-learning facilities were moderately available
(mean = 96.64) while utilization was found occasionally used (mean = 98.16) for teaching
and learning activities of business and management courses in the selected universities in
Kwara state. It was also revealed that there was no statistically significant difference within
the group (F (2, 82, 84) = 1.57, .213 @ p >.05). Based on the findings, it was recommended
that there is need for universities authority to give more priority in the provision of e-learning
facilities through industry-university collaboration for effective teaching and learning to take
place
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Availability, Utilization, E-Learning Facilities, Management and Business Courses