Influence of Job Opportunities on Students’ Choice of Business Education in Federal Capital Territory (FCT)-College of Education Zuba, Abuja
Anthonia, Uju Uzuagu, Madu, Maureen Anayo, Shaban, Alima Gad
Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies · pp. 1–8 · Published 23 Jun 2023
10.9734/ajess/2023/v45i4987Abstract
The study examined the influence of job opportunities on students’ choice of Business Education in FCT-College of Education Zuba, Abuja. Nigeria. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of job opportunities on students’ choice of Business Education in Federal Capital Territory (FCT)-College of Education Zuba, Abuja. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The study was guided by three research questions. The population for the study was 187 Business Education students. Due to the manageable size of the population, no sampling techniques was adopted and therefore, all the 187 students were used for the study. The instrument for data collection was a structured 18-item questionnaire titled: Influence of Job Opportunities on Students’ Choice of Business Education Questionnaire (IJOSCBEQ), which was validated by three experts from Business Education Department, and Measurement and Evaluation Units of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The researcher was assisted by three research assistants in collecting the data for the study. The research questions were responded to using mean and standard deviation. The findings of the study indicates that, the opportunities of students’ gaining employment with private sector motivates them to choose Business Education. The study also revealed that, understanding ways of recording business transactions and effective sales habit encourage the choice of Business Education and that Students with Business Education knowledge, skill and value stand a better chance to secure employment with government organizations. Based on the findings, the study recommended that there should be regular workshops/seminars organized by government on career opportunities in business education. This is to educate the stakeholders on the need of business education students who are the potential marketer, mangers, and Business education teachers.
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