Title: PROMOTING THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS STUDIES TEACHERS IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR QUALITY EDUCATION DELIVERY IN THE TECHNOLOGICAL ERA IN ANAMBRA STATE

Authors: ONWUBUYA, Uju Nkiru (PhD), ALONTA, Gabriel Chidiebere (PhD) and AMOBI, Chinelo Maryann

Abstract: The study investigated the strategies for promoting the professional development of business studies teachers in junior secondary schools for quality education delivery in the technological era in Anambra State. Two research questions guided the study. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 5,670 business studies teachers in public junior secondary schools in the six education zones in Anambra State. The sample of the study comprised 122 business studies teachers. The instrument for data collection was a rating scale validated by three experts in the School of Business Education, NwaforOrizu College of Education, Nsugbe, Anambra State. The test of reliability on the instrument using Cronbach Alpha yielded reliability coefficient values of 0.88 and 0.82 for cluster 1 and 2 with an overall reliability coefficient of 0.84 indicating high internal consistency. Mean and standard deviation was used for the analysis of data. The finding of the study revealed that the factors hindering the professional development of business teachers in junior secondary schools for quality education delivery in the technological era in Anambra State are limited training opportunities, resistance to change among business studies teachers and inadequate financial resources to organize professional development programmers. Finding further revealed that the strategies for promoting the professional development of business teachers in junior secondary schools for quality education delivery in the technological era in Anambra State are provision of technological infrastructure, collaboration between business studies teachers, promotion of collaboration between government and private sectors on resource provision and expertise in the area of technology integration. It was therefore recommended among others that principals of junior secondary schools should create and conduct targeted training programmes and workshops to improve the digital literacy and pedagogical abilities of business studies teachers in Anambra State.

Keywords: Professional Development, Quality, Technology, Education, Business Studies.

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