ADOPTION OF DIGITAL TOOLS AND TEACHERS’ MANAGEMENT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN RIVERS STATE.

Abstract

 The study examined the extent to which teachers’ adoption of digital tools (TADTs) predicts their effective management of entrepreneurial responsibilities (EMER) in public secondary schools in Rivers State. The study adopted correlational research design approach. The population of the study consisted of 267 Entrepreneurial Studies Teachers in the 245 public secondary schools in Rivers State from which sample of 106 Entrepreneurial Studies Teachers were derived using multistage random sampling technique consisting of clustering, proportionate and simple random sampling technique. Data were collected with structured questionnaire entitled: “Adoption of Digital Tools for Effective Entrepreneurial Management Questionnaire (AD-TEEMQ). Data collected were analysed using mean score for question 1), R² for questions 2, 3 and 4 while the hypotheses were tested using linear regression probability value. The results indicate that the extent of TADTs in the EMER in public secondary schools in Rivers State was low (1.88). The result also show that the extent of prediction of EMER by TAMR and TAIW was very low (R²=11.3 & R²=10 for TAMR and TAIW respectively) while that of TAI was high (R²=51.2). However, though with very low extent, it was revealed that TAMR, TAIW & TAI significant predict the EMER in public secondary schools in Rivers State. It is concluded that the potentials of digital tools have shown to be ineffective in enhancing sustainably, the teachers’ effective management of entrepreneurial responsibilities due to low extent adoption of the tools among the teachers. It is recommended that government should as a matter of priority mandate the entrepreneurial studies teachers to subject themselves to individual digital training for quality job delivery. This will spur the consciousness of the teachers to the importance of having a clear-cut knowledge of the importance of these tools and as well, encourage them to adopt same in transferring curriculum instructions to students for quality entrepreneurial skill acquisition.