FACEBOOK FORM OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND KIDNAPING FORM OF INSECURITY AS CORRELATE OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIESIN SOUTH EAST, NIGERIA
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This study was carried out to examined Facebook form of social media and kidnapping form of school insecurity as correlate of academic achievement of business education students in public universities in South East, Nigeria. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study employed a correlational research design. The population of the study comprised of 569business education students from six public universities in South East of Nigeria who were admitted in 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 academic session. Since the size of the population was manageable, there was no sampling. The instruments for data collection were a structured questionnaire. Two experts validated the instrument and the reliability yielded 0.89 using Cronbach Alpha. Data collected from the field were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient to answer the research questions and Linear Regression Analysis was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study indicated a strong positive relationship between Facebook and students’ academic achievement and also revealed a strong positive relationship between kidnapping and students’ academic achievement of business education students. Based on the findings of the study, the researchers concluded that Facebook form of social media and kidnapping form of school insecurity are correlate of academic achievement of business education students in public universities in South East, Nigeria. Based on the findings of the study, the researchers recommended among others that public universities should consider the adoption of Facebook in the curriculum of business education in order to put the platform for academic use and improve academic achievement of students in public universities; and Public universities should fortify their schools against all forms of insecurity especially kidnapping. To that end, adequate fund should be provided by government both at federal; and state levels including partners to provide adequate security for the institutions.
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