Abstract
This study assessed the green maintenance practices required by business educators in Business
Education laboratories in Nigerian Universities. Two research questions guided the study. The study
adopted descriptive survey design. The population for the study was 35 business educators (lecturers
and technical staff) in the Department of Business Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. This
consists of 20 lecturers and 15 technical staff from the department were used for the study. The
instrument used for data collection was structured questionnaire designed by the researchers. The
questionnaire was validated by experts while the internal consistency of the questionnaire items was
ascertained through Cronbach Alpha technique which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.90. The
questionnaire was administered personally by the researchers. A total of 35 copies of questionnaire
were administered, retrieved, analyzed and used for the study. The study found that work chairs and
tables, filing/storage cabinets, photocopiers, computer hardware and accessories, PowerPoint
projectors, fire proof safe and first aid kit were equipment and facilities that should be in laboratories.
It was also found that Business educators were aware of green maintenance practices as the old and
new staff were informed, maintenance schedule advising them to keep equipment from obstructions
and prevent over-heating by cleaning filters and fans regularly were set up, they were encouraged to
save energy with posters and stickers to raise awareness of energy saving in the laboratories and
they were communicated to focus on one or two maintenance practices. The researchers
recommended that the lecturers and technical staff should carry out green maintenance practices in
the laboratories and business educators should regularly create the awareness and let people know
the importance of green maintenance practices in Business laboratories.
Key words: Green Maintenance Practices, Business Education, Business Education
Laboratories.
Publication Date: 2018-12-06