INFLUENCE OF BUSINESS SKILL DEVELOPMENT ON GREEN ECONOMY BY GRADUATES OF BUSINESS EDUCATION IN CROSS RIVER STATE
Abstract
This study sought to determine the influence of Business Education skill development on green economy by graduates of Business Education in Cross River State. Three specific objectives, three research questions and three null hypotheses were formulated for the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted for this study. The study population comprised 745 respondents which comprises425 final year Business Education students of Federal College of Education, Obudu and 320 final year Business Education students of College of Education, Akamkpa. The sample consisted of 384 respondents (206 final year Business Education students of Federal College of Education, Obudu and 178 final year business education students of College of Education, Akamkpa) which were determined using Taro Yamane formula. The sampling technique adopted was stratified random sampling. The data was collected using an instrument captioned: “Business Education Skill Development on Green Economy by Graduates of Business Education Questionnaire (BESDGEGBEQ)” and was face validated by three experts in the College of Education, Akamkpa. Cronbach Alpha Reliability technique was used to determine the internal consistency of the instrument which yielded 0.92. Mean statistic was used in answering the research questions while t-test was used in testing the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that financial, personality and management skills development greatly influence green economy by graduates of Business Education in Cross River State. Then, it was concluded that Business Education skills development by graduates is vital in the attainment of green economy in Cross River State. Therefore, it is recommended among others that management of Colleges of Education should ensure that qualified business educators are recruited into the system for effective exposure of students to relevant skill development necessary for the green economy of the State as well as nation at large.
