USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN IMO STATE

Abstract

The aim of the research was to X-ray the use of digital technologies for entrepreneurship instructional delivery in tertiary institutions in Imo State. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive survey design was used for the study. The population of the study comprised ninety (90) lecturers from two universities in Imo State.; Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education and the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State. The entire population was studied as the population was small and manageable. A self-made Digital Technology Questionnaire (DTQ) validated by three experts was the main instrument for data collection. A pilot test was used to establish the reliability of the instrument and data collected were analyzed using Cronbach Alpha to obtain reliability coefficient value of 0.77. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while t-test was used to test the null hypotheses formulated at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study revealed that digital technologies were not adequately utilized for teaching entrepreneurship instructional delivery in universities in Imo State. The study concluded that level of utilization of digital technologies for teaching entrepreneurship instructional delivery in universities in Imo State is not adequate for equipping students for entrepreneurial success on graduation. Based on this findings, it was recommended among others that administrators of universities in Imo State should intensify efforts to procure adequate digital technological tools to enhance effective teaching of entrepreneurship for effective delivery and that university management in collaboration with the government should organize training programmes and skill development for business education lecturers to enable them to effectively utilize digital technology tools in teaching and learning of entrepreneurship course contents.