New Dimensions in Vocational Business Education Teaching and Learning
View Published Articles →01About 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
02Meet the Guest Editors
Our distinguished editors bring deep subject-matter expertise to curate high-quality research and ensure a rigorous peer-review process.
Lead Guest Editor
Titus Amodu Umoru
Department of Business and Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty of Education, Kwara State University, Ilorin, Nigeria
Guest Editor
Ali Abusalem
Industry, Vocational Training and Access Education Division, Central Queensland University, Melbourne, Australia
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Basil Nwosu
Education Department, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria
Guest Editor
Ile Chika Madu
Department of Vocational Business Education, Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Guest Editor
Amaka Okeke
Department of Vocational Business Education, Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
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Joshua Mamman
Department of Business and Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty of Education, Kwara State University, Ilorin, Nigeria
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Titi Oladunjoye
Department of Business and Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty of Education, Kwara State University, Ilorin, Nigeria
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Bibiana Nwabufo
Department of Business and Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty of Education, Kwara State University, Ilorin, Nigeria
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Kenneth Chinedu Ekwue
Department of Accounting Education, Faculty of Education, Federal College of Education, Asaba, Nigeria
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Chuks Marcel Ezemoyih
Department of Business Education, Faculty of Education, Federal University of Education, Owerri, Nigeria
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Festus Akpotohwo
Department of Vocational and Technical Education, Faculty of Education, Niger Delta University, Bayelsa, Nigeria
Guest Editor
Stephen Afolabi
Department of Business and Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty of Education, Kwara State University, Ilorin, Nigeria
Guest Editor
Olaiwola Olorisade
Department of Business and Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty of Education, Kwara State University, Ilorin, Nigeria
Guest Editor
David Oriola
Department of Business, Faculty of Education, Taisolarin University of Education, Ijagun, Nigeria
Guest Editor
Femi Odunaike
Department of Business, Faculty of Education, Taisolarin University of Education, Ijagun, Nigeria
Guest Editor
Titus Umoru
Depaartment of Business Education, Kwara State University, Malete, Ilorin, Nigeria
Guest Editor
Mohsen Nazarzadeh Zare
Department of Educational Planning and Administration, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
03Published Articles
The following articles have been published in this special issue.
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Issue: Volume 4, Issue 6-1, December 2015Pages: 24-30Received: 3 October 2015Accepted: 7 October 2015Published: 17 June 2016DOI: 10.11648/j.edu.s.2015040601.15Downloads:Views: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 -
Issue: Volume 4, Issue 6-1, December 2015Pages: 19-23Received: 8 October 2015Accepted: 9 October 2015Published: 13 January 2016DOI: 10.11648/j.edu.s.2015040601.14Downloads:Views:Abstract: The paper was on the role of business educators in distance learning in the 21st 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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Issue: Volume 4, Issue 6-1, December 2015Pages: 15-18Received: 14 September 2015Accepted: 8 October 2015Published: 14 December 2015DOI: 10.11648/j.edu.s.2015040601.13Downloads:Views: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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Issue: Volume 4, Issue 6-1, December 2015Pages: 9-14Received: 15 September 2015Accepted: 8 October 2015Published: 30 November 2015DOI: 10.11648/j.edu.s.2015040601.12Downloads:Views: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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Issue: Volume 4, Issue 6-1, December 2015Pages: 1-8Received: 3 September 2015Accepted: 8 October 2015Published: 30 November 2015DOI: 10.11648/j.edu.s.2015040601.11Downloads:Views: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
