EVALUATION OF BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMMES: PROSPECTS ANDCHALLENGES FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN NORTH-WEST, NIGERIA.

Abstract

The main aim of this research was to ascertain the prospects and challenges of business
education programme in poverty alleviation. The study was carried out in the North West States
of Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population comprised 46
business educators teaching in colleges of education in Kano States Nigeria. A self structured
questionnaire developed by the researchers and validated by two experts from the Department
of Business Education, Faculty of Vocational and Technical Education, University of Nigeria,
Nsukka. The instrument consists of 25 questionnaire items. Mean and standard deviation were
used to answer research questions while t- test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of
significance. The result of the study showed that business education programme will be an
indispensable tool for alleviating poverty if the programme is well placed in terms of providing
needed funds, infrastructures and qualified man power for the smooth administration of the
programme.. The study was concluded that meaningful poverty alleviation through business
education cannot take place without adequate funding. It was recommended among others that:
emphasizing the practical aspect of business education which will help to produce productive
members of the nation’s labour force who will be self-reliant or employable in an industry or
company. Also, governments, school proprietors, donor agencies and all stakeholders should
join hands in providing funds for Business Education so as to ensure scholarship .award,
conducive teaching and learning environment.