INFLUENCE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COLLABORATION MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ON CAREER SUCCESS OF BUSINESS EDUCATORS IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined the influence of professional development and collaboration management strategies on career success of business educators in colleges of education in Southwest Nigeria. Two purposes were raised from which two research questions were formulated to guide the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised one hundred and thirty-eight (138) business educators in Colleges of Education offering business education programme in Southwest, Nigeria. A seventeen item self-developed questionnaire was validated by two experts and used for data collection. Cronbach alpha was used to determine the reliability co-efficient value of 0.89. One hundred and thirty-five (135) business educators were used for the study. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the research questions. The findings of the study revealed that participation in professional development influenced business educators’ career success in confidence and credibility, versatile with current trends and new development. Fostering collaboration influenced new ideas and expertise, working with teams and boost productivity of business educators. It was concluded that participation in professional development and the fostering of collaboration management strategies play a significant role in shaping business educators’ career success in colleges of education in south-west Nigeria. The study further recommended among others that attending conferences, seminars and workshops enable business educators to network with professional experts in their field.