Rethinking teacher-quality in an information age: Implications for pre-service business teacher production

Abstract

Information and communication technology (ICT) has permeated all nooks and crannies of our society. There is need for corresponding changes in the educational sector. It is the responsibility of the teachers training institutions to produce teaching manpower in accordance with the changes in the society. This paper examined the extent to which business teacher education programmes in Nigeria are ICT compliant. A 20-item questionnaire was administered to 45 business lecturers from the University of Calabar, Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) and College of Education, Akamkpa, Cross River State. Three research questions were formulated based on the specific purposes and tested using weighted mean. Findings revealed among others, that pre-service business teacher production programmes in Cross River State are not ICT compliant. It was recommended, among others, that ICT tasks should be integrated into business teacher education curriculum in Nigeria to enhance business teacher quality in the information age.   Key words:    Teacher quality, information age, pre-service, business teacher production, communication technology.