Extent of Awareness and Accessibility of Social Media in Teaching and Learning Business Education as Perceived by Lecturers in Colleges of Education

James Okoro

Abstract


The study assessed the extent of awareness and accessibility of social media in teaching and learning Business Education as perceived by lecturers in colleges of education. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The design of the study was a descriptive survey. The population of the study comprised 118 lecturers in Business Education in colleges of education in Delta State. The population served as the sample: all the lecturers in the five colleges of education were used for the study since the population was manageable. A 35-item questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The questionnaire was given to 3 experts in Business Education and 3 experts in Measurement Evaluation in Delta State University, Abraka for content and face validity. Data were analyzed using mean. The findings indicate that lecturers’ awareness and accessibility to social media, Email, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube among others in teaching and learning Business Education are to a low extent. It was recommended that adequate ICT facilities should be provided and lecturers’ training and re-training should be embarked upon to improve their knowledge and accessibility to social media.


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