Abstract
This study identified the challenges to utilization of information and communication technology
(ICT) in the teaching of business education in public universities in South East States of
Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted. Two research questions were answered and two
null hypotheses tested at .05 level of significance guided the study. The population for the study
was 47 business educators in six public universities offering business education programme in
South East states of Nigeria. The entire population for the study was used due to the
manageable size. Therefore there was no sampling. Structured questionnaire comprising a
total of 20 items was the instrument for data collection. The reliability of the instrument was
determined using Cronbach Alpha coefficient method. A coefficient of .79 was obtained. It was
found out that non availability of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) facilities
pose challenges to utilization of ICT in teaching business education courses. Other challenges
to utilization of the ICT facilities by lecturers include: non-possession of some ICT skills,
frequent power failure, etc. Recommendations made among others include that: the Federal
and State government should make every effort to provide public universities with ICT
facilities; they should sponsor the production of ICT software bearing in mind the Nigerian
culture for relatedness and effectiveness; lecturers should be trained and retrained on
information and communication technologies
Publication Date: 2016-12-14