Availability and Utilisation of Hybrid Learning in Business Education in Public Colleges of Education in Enugu State, Nigeria

The study examined the impact of gender on availability and extent of utilization of hybrid learning technologies (HLTs) in teaching Business Education in Public Colleges of Education in Enugu state. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The sample population for the study comprised of 40 Business Education lecturers selected from the Public Colleges of Education. A structured questionnaire made up of two sections was developed for the study. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The items were rated on a four (4) point Likert scale and mean scores were used to analyze the research questions while t-test was used in testing the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that the respondents rated 10 out of 16 HLTs as rarely available and rarely utilized for effective delivery of courses instructions. The results also showed that there were no significant differences in mean ratings between the male and female lecturers on availability and extent of effective usage of the technologies in education. It is recommended that hybrid technologies should be provided by stakeholders in education and workshops, re-trainings, incentives should be given lecturers to motivate them to fully embrace this innovative method of teaching.

Hybrid; Business education; HLTs; lecturers; Enugu; Colleges of Education.

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