Hybrid Pedagogical Models and Postgraduate Business Education Students Acquisition of Entrepreneurial Skills in South-South Universities

Emeritus Prof. Wey Amaewhule; OKOYE; Ada Ijeoma

doi:10.56201/wjeds.v10.no6.2025.pg58.74

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Hybrid Pedagogical Models and Postgraduate Business Education Students Acquisition of Entrepreneurial Skills in South-South Universities

Emeritus Prof. Wey Amaewhule & OKOYE, Ada Ijeoma

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The study determines how hybrid learning models relate to entrepreneurial skills acquisition of Postgraduate Business Education Students in South-South, Nigeria. Learning whether formal or informal, individual or collaborative is a complex and dynamic process that underpins human development and progress in life. Three research questions were raised and three corresponding hypotheses were formulated. The study employed a correlational research design, with a population of 434 Postgraduate students in the department of Business Education in the universities in South-South Nigeria. This study utilized a census approach; this indicates that there was no sample nor sampling techniques adopted because the entire population of 434 respondents were studied. The researcher developed 80-item structured questionnaire titled ‘Hybrid learning model (HYLEMO) Questionnaire and Entrepreneurial Skills Acquisition among Postgraduate Business Education students (ESAPBES) Questionnaire. The research instruments were reviewed and validated by One specialist in Measurement and Evaluation and two experts in Business Education all from the Faculty of Education Rivers State University, Port Harcourt. Out of the 434 copies of the instrument distributed only 400 properly filled were retrieved and used for analysis of the study. The research questions and hypotheses were analyzed with the use of Regression statistical tool to ascertain the relationship between the variables. Based on the finding, the study revealed that all the research questions show a correlation coefficient on how hybrid learning model influences entrepreneurial skills acquisition. This means that there is a high positive relationship between hybrid learning models and entrepreneurial skills acquisition of Postgraduate Business Education Students in Universities in South-South Nigeria. The hypothesis (H01-Ho3) was all rejected because the ‘F’ calculated values had associated probabil

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hybrid learning modelscooperative learning modelhybrid inquiry learning modelhybrid blended learning model and entrepreneurial skills acquisition

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