TIME RESOURCE APPROACHES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH-SOUTH, NIGERIA.

Abstract

The study investigated the relationship between Time resource approaches and implementation of business education programme in public universities in South-South, Nigeria. The study adopted the correlational research design. The population for the study comprised 170 Business Education lecturers from the eleven public universities in South-South, Nigeria. A sample of 170 lecturers served as the study participants, the respondents were selected through the census method. Question was the major instrument for data collection. Research questions were answered, and the null hypotheses were tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) at 0.05 level of significance. The data analyses were carried out using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22. The finding revealed that time resource approaches have a positive relationship with implementation of business education programme in public universities in South-South, Nigeria. The study concluded that there is relationship between time resource management approaches and the implementation of business education programs in public universities in South-South Nigeria underscores the critical role that effective resource allocation and utilization play in achieving educational objectives. The study recommended that Universities should prioritize the recruitment and retention of qualified academic and administrative staff for business education programs implementation.