A STUDY ON INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY AS PEDAGOGICAL COMPETENCIES REQUIRED OF BUSINESS EDUCATORS FOR TEACHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN CROSS RIVER STATE

Abstract

The study was to ascertain the interpersonal relations and instructional delivery as pedagogical 
competencies required of Business Educators for teaching Entrepreneurship Education in tertiary institutions 
in Cross River State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was used in the study. The population of the study 
comprised eighty-nine (89) Business Educators (53 male and 36 female) teaching Entrepreneurship 
Education in four (4) tertiary institutions in the State. There was no sampling for the study as the entire 
population was used because of its manageable size. The instrument for data collection was a researcher‘s 
self-designed 4-point rating scale questionnaire title: Questionnaire on pedagogical competencies for 
Teaching Entrepreneurship Education (QOPCEE). The instrument was validated by three (3) experts and 
tested for reliability which produced a coefficient of 0.84. The copies of the instrument were administered to 
the respondents on one-on-one basis with the help of four (4) research assistants, one for each institution 
used for the study to ease the job. Retrieved of the instrument was done immediately after completion. No 
copy was missed. Collected data from the respondents were analysed using mean and standard deviation to 
answer the research questions and t-test to test the null hypotheses. Findings revealed that interpersonal 
relations and instructional delivery pedagogical competencies are strongly required of Business Educators 
for teaching Entrepreneurship Education. Location is not significant in the interpersonal relations 
pedagogical competence required of Business Educators for teaching Entrepreneurship Education. Also, 
there is no significant difference in the mean responses of less experienced and experienced respondents on 
instructional competencies required of Business Educators for teaching Entrepreneurship Education. It was 
recommended that Business Educators should adopt mentoring relationships to supportively provide right 
entrepreneurial knowledge, skills and attitudes that the students need.