SCHOOL-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS AS A DETERMINANT OF BUSINESS EDUCATION LECTURERS’ EFFECTIVENESS IN PUBLIC TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA
Keywords:
School-Industry, Partnership, Business Education, Lecturers’ EffectivenessAbstract
This study examined school-industry partnerships as a determinant of Business Education lecturers’ effectiveness in Rivers State, Nigeria. Guided by 2 objectives, research questions, and null hypotheses, it used a correlational survey design. The population included 103 lecturers across 8 institutions, with no sample drawn due to the population size. Data were collected via two questionnaires: School-Industry Partnerships Scale (SIPS) and Business Education Lecturers’ Effectiveness Scale (BELES), validated with reliabilities of 0.84 and 0.81 through Cronbach's Alpha. Simple regression addressed research questions, and t-tests associated with simple regression tested hypotheses at 0.05 significance using SPSS. Results of the study showed that industry curriculum development support and resource sharing to a very low extent determine lecturers’ effectiveness, accounting for 5.5% and 5.1%, respectively, and were statistically insignificant. Based on that, the study concluded that school–industry partnerships, specifically curriculum development support and resource sharing, make only minimal and insignificant contributions to Business Education lecturers’ effectiveness in public tertiary institutions in Rivers State. Thus, it was recommended that public tertiary institutions should strengthen internal professional development and curriculum review mechanisms rather than relying heavily on limited industry support for curriculum development.References
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