Integration of Technology in Business Education: Emerging Voices from Secondary School Classrooms in Nigeria

Abstract

Secondary education is a vital part of a productive circle of economic growth within the context of a globalised knowledge economy. The teaching of Business Education entails teaching learners the essentials, rudiments, assumptions, and methods of business. This study sought to investigate technology integration as part of Business Education. Drawing from the theoretical frameworks of a Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), the study observes teachers’ levels of technology use in Business Education classrooms. Using a mixed-methods sequential explanatory design, probability and purposive sampling in several secondary schools across Nigeria, the majority of participants were found not to be integrating technology to an acceptable level though a small percentage were. After an analysis of constructs from UTAUT, some of the challenges were attributed to the lack of facilitating conditions in the teaching and learning of Business Education. The study findings imply that poor investment in technology integration in secondary schools in Nigeria affects the pedagogical implementation and effective teaching and learning of Business Education subjects. The study concludes that if facilitating conditions and professional development are considered to address the shortfalls in terms of UTAUT, technology integration will become a reality in secondary schools in Nigeria. Keywords: Business Education, Secondary Education, Integration of technology, UTAUT.