Title: FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPING AND DELIVERING QUALITY BUSINESS EDUCATION TO SCHOOL CHILDREN INVOLVED IN BUSINESS ACTIVITIES USING INTERACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA INSTRUCTION.

Authors:
Catherine Chiugo Kanu

Abstract: Abstract In Nigeria, various factors such as ineffective leadership, school failure, breakdown in family affiliations, conflicts and terrorism have thrown many young learners into difficult economic circumstances. These learners often engage in business activities such as street hawking and bus conducting in order to make money to feed, pay school charges and support their families. This abuses the rights of the children, exposes them to hazards and reduces the time they spend participating in school. Yet, many of the children do not make profit that is enough to change their economic situations and thus, remain poor. This paper proposes a strategic response to mitigate the situation of these school children involved in business activities (SCIBA). The paper presents a framework that can be used to develop good quality business education programme for the children based on the literature. The framework also includes the delivery of the programmes through Interactive Social Media Instruction, a model of the Interactive radio instruction. The main objective is to help school children involved in hazardous business activities to profitably undertake child-friendly economic activities that preserve their dignity and enhance their entrepreneurial aptitude while allowing them to participate fully in school. This proposal suggests a move away from the current strategy that involves “chasing” and “arresting” the SCIBA to a new approach that involves gathering, educating and guiding them. It requires effective collaboration among a complex and interconnected group of stakeholders - governments, policy makers, planners, educators, parents/guardians. Keywords: School children, business activities, quality, business education, interactive social media instruction, interactive radio instruction

Publication Date: 2018-12-06