E-Learning: A Veritable Tool for Preparing Business Education Teachers in Tertiary Institutions in Anambra

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine business teacher educators�perceptions of e-learning as a veritable tool for preparing business education teachers in tertiary institutions. Sixty three business teacher educators drawn from the four tertiary institutions that offer business education in Anambra State constituted the population and sample for the study. The study was guided by two research questions and two hypotheses. The study utilized a validated four point structured questionnaire with reliability co-efficient of 0.80 using Crombach�s Alpha reliability test. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze data collected in order to answer the research questions while the null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using Z-teststatistics. It was found out that all the 21 item-statements on relevance of elearning in preparing business teachers were perceived as relevant while factors inhibiting e-learning implementation were identified. It wasrecommended among others that business teacher educators and students must change their mindset by seeing knowledge about e-technology as learning that cannot be avoided if they must fit in and survive in the current etechnology race.