Browsing by Author "Babatunde Joseph KOLASHI"

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    Business Education For Sustainable Development
    (Lead City University Ibadan, 2023) Babatunde Joseph KOLASHI
    Business education is a branch of education that involves teaching the skills and operations of the business industry for sustainable development. This paper focus it attention on the role of business education in sustainable development. The three pillars of development in economic growth and economy growth sustainability is how effective the business education is structured, more than any other thing, it contributes immensely towards the economic growth of any society. The paper disclosed that the ability of education to promote economic growth depends on its relevance to the needs, values and aspirations of the society it is meant to serve. This implies that business education should impact appropriate knowledge, skills, attitudes and competencies needed by the society in order for the products of business education to contribute meaningfully to economic development. The paper concluded that business education is a formidable tool for sustainable development both locally and internationally because it provides its recipients with the appropriate knowledge, skills, attitudes and competencies that are needed for sustainable development. Finally the challenges of business education were identified and a number of recommendations made to tackle them.
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    Classroom Management and Educational Resources as Determinants of Teachers’ Job Commitment in Public Secondary Schools in Southwest, Nigeria
    (Lead City University, Ibadan, 2024-12) Babatunde Joseph KOLASHI
    This research investigated Classroom Management and Educational Resources as determinants of teachers’ job commitment in Public Secondary Schools in Southwest, Nigeria. The missing gap filled was dearth of research on joint influence of classroom management and educational resources on teacher’s job commitment. The research was guided by Resources Dependent theory, side-Bet and Behavioural learning theories. Three research questions and three hypotheses were formulated and tested. Descriptive survey research design was adopted. The population consisted of principals (2,262) and teachers (56,827). Sample size comprised of (4,354) teachers and 1,061 principals. Two self constructed questionnaires:- Educational Resources and Classroom Management Questionnaire (ERCMQ) ( =0.892) and Teacher’s Job Commitment Questionnaire (TJCQ) ( = 0.871) were used. Data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results revealed high level of teacher’s job commitment ( ?ത = 4.88), classroom management in public Secondary School, Southwest, Nigeria is moderate (?ത= 2.99). The level of educational resources available in public Secondary school is poor (?ത= 1.88). There was a combined significant influence of classroom management and educational resources on teachers’ job commitment (Adjusted R 2 = 0.674) (F = 342.861 = 0.000, P ˂ 0.05). There was a significant relative influence of classroom management (Beta = 0.155, t = 4.488) and educational resources (Beta = 0.807, t = 23. 325) on teachers’ job commitment. There was a significant relative influence of classroom management (Discipline and control; Beta 0.454, t = 21.461, communication; Beta = 0.109, t = 4.813, Instructional materials; Beta = 0.286, t = 4.836) educational resources (physical; plant; Beta = 0.897, t = 17.865, printed; Beta 0.598, t = 10.372, Non-printed; Beta = 0.450, t = 9.417) on teachers’ job commitment. It was recommended amongst others that educational resources should be available in the schools, monitoring and evaluating the utilization of educational resources and effective classroom management strategies should be implemented to improve teachers’ job commitment. Keywords: Classroom Management, Educational Resources, Teacher’s Job Commitment, Physical Plants Word Count: 300