Papers by James Edokpolor
Insight: Jurnal Ilmiah Psikologi, 2024
Following the postulations of the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) theory and the Conversation of Res... more Following the postulations of the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) theory and the Conversation of Resources (COR) theory, this study examined the relationships between job demands and job performance of business educators with work burnout as a mediator. A nonexperimental quantitative research design was used to achieve the specific purpose of the study. The participants consisted of 142 business educators (12 HODs and 130 lecturers). The instruments for data collection was a structured questionnaire, adapted from existing psychological scales. The instruments were validated by three experts, two in Business Education and one in Measurement and Evaluation. Cronbach’s alpha was used to obtain the reliability values for each scale: job demands (α = 0.84), work burnout (α = 0.73) and job performance (α = 0.95). Data collected were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation, linear regression and bias corrected and accelerated regression statistics. The findings revealed that job demands positively predicted work burnout and negatively predicted job performance; work burnout negatively predicted job performance, and work burnout significantly mediated the relationships between job demands and poor job performance. The authors recommended, among others, that university managers and administrators should endeavour to create a conducive, resourceful and motivated working environment as this will provide opportunity for business educators to surmount work burnout, which would eventually lead business educators to perform effectively on the job.
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Management Review: An International Journal , 2024
On the bases of the theoretical underpinnings and the conceptual
model, the central purpose of th... more On the bases of the theoretical underpinnings and the conceptual
model, the central purpose of this study is twofold: (1) to explore
the levels of job resources and burnout symptoms among
technology and vocational business lecturers, and (2) to explore the
specific interplay between job resources and burnout symptoms
among technology and vocational business lecturers. A
nonexperimental quantitative research design was adopted toactualize the central purpose of this study. The population
consisted of 288 technology and vocational business lecturers from
public universities in Nigeria. The authors applied descriptive
statistics (e.g. mean and standard deviation), inferential statistic
(e.g. correlation) and regression statistics via 10000 resamples
bootstrap with bias corrected and accelerated (BCa) estimates. The
results showed that the level of job resources (e.g., use of various
skills, support from HODs/colleagues, job autonomy, feedback on
the job done and opportunities for career advancement) is
generally low and the level of burnout symptoms (e.g., exhaustion,
mental distance, cognitive impairment and emotional impairment)
is generally high among technology and vocational business
lecturers. The result suggested that technology and vocational
business lecturers currently experienced absence of job resources
and, in turn, suffer from burnout and its symptoms. The results
further showed that job resources (e.g., use of various skills,
support from HODs/colleagues, job autonomy, feedback on the job
done and opportunities for career advancement) negatively
predicted burnout and its symptoms (e.g., exhaustion, mental
distance, cognitive impairment and emotional impairment). The
result suggested that as job resources decreases, burnout and its
symptoms increases. The result also suggested that the
experiences of increased burnout symptoms is a function of the
experiences of decreased job resources. The limitations and future
research focus as well as theoretical and practical implications of
the results are discussed in the study.
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Journal of Association of Vocational and Technical Educators of Nigeria (Javten), 2023
The aim of this study was to assess the practice of good governance principles in TVET and the ac... more The aim of this study was to assess the practice of good governance principles in TVET and the achievement level of SDG 4 agendas in Post-COVID-19 era. The study also aimed to assess the interplay between the practice of good governance principles and the achievement level of SDG 4 agendas in post-COVID-19 era. A non-experimental quantitative design was used to achieve the aims of the study. A total of 1,072 respondents (292 TVET lecturers and 780 TVET students) participated in the study. Data collection instruments were validated by three experts. Cronbach's alpha was used to calculate the internal consistency of the items in the instruments, which yielded coefficient values of all the study variables such as effectiveness/efficiency (α=0.83), accountability (α=0.81), transparency (α=0.74), integ (α=0.82), equal access to TVET (α=0.72), equal engagement in lifelong learning (α=0.78) and equal acquisition of ICT skills (α=0.76). Mean, standard deviation, correlation, regression and t-test statistics were used for data analyses. The results indicated that TVET lecturers rarely practiced good governance principles and TVET students rarely achieved SDG 4 agendas in Post-COVID-19 era. The results also indicated that male students have more opportunities to access TVET, engage in lifelong learning and acquire ICT skills than their female counterpart. Further results indicated that the practice good governance principles (e.g. effectiveness/efficiency, accountability, transparency and integrity in the use of funds) do not significantly associate with achievement of SDG 4 agendas (e.g. equitable access to TVET, equitable engagement in lifelong learning, and equitable acquisition of ICT skills). The authors recommended, among others, that there is need for all relevant stakeholders to put in place policies that could address the problem of poor practices of good governance principles in TVET in a relatively short period of time in order to provide equitable opportunities for men and women to access TVET in Post-COVID-19 era.
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Journal of Technology Management and Business
This paperexamined the mediating roleof entrepreneurship knowledge and skill acquisition (EKSA) i... more This paperexamined the mediating roleof entrepreneurship knowledge and skill acquisition (EKSA) in the interaction between entrepreneurship education (EE) and students' intention to launch a business (SILB), in the case of Nigeria. A quantitative correlational design was adopted for the study. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire for data collection was validated once by three experts, two from the field of business education and one from the field of measurement and assessment. Pearson's correlation statistic, linear regression statistic and bias-corrected bootstrapping technique were performed to analyse the data collected from a randomly selected sample of 412 university students. The results of the Pearson’s correlation analysis showed asignificant correlation among EE, EKSA and SILB. The results of the linear regression analysis also indicated asignificant association among EE, EKSA and SILB. The results of the bias corrected bootst...
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Journal of Technical Education and Training
While the job demands-resources theory proposed that work self-efficacy (a salient indicator of p... more While the job demands-resources theory proposed that work self-efficacy (a salient indicator of personal resources) plays a key role in predicting the work engagement ofemployees, empirical evidence supporting this assumption is limited, particularly in developing countries such as Nigeria. Against this background, the present study explores the interplay between work self-efficacy and work engagement of vocational business education (VBE) lecturers in public universities. The study adopted a quantitative approach and a survey research design. Data were collected from 139 lecturers in 12 public universities in Nigeria using a structured questionnaire. Pearson correlation coefficient and simple linear regression with a bootstrap bias-correction technique were used to analyse the data collected. The results show that work self-efficacy is positively and significantly correlated with the work engagement (cognitive, emotional,and physical) dimensions of VBE lecturers. Further analysis i...
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International Journal of Educational Research, May 21, 2019
This study examined the relationships between experiential learning, vicarious learning and highe... more This study examined the relationships between experiential learning, vicarious learning and higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) among business education undergraduate students. A correlational survey research design -was used. A sample of 151 business education lecturers (43 Males and 108 Females) was randomly selected across three Federal Universities in South-South, Nigeria. Four-point scale self-constructed questionnaires were used for data collection. The reliability coefficient using Cronbach alpha method was 0.93 for experiential learning, 0.92 for vicarious learning, and 0.96 for HOTS. The bivariate correlation matrix and Fisher-Z transformation were used for data analyses. The results revealed a significant difference in the relationship between experiential learning and development of HOTS based on gender. Conversely, the results revealed no significant difference in the relationship between vicarious learning and development of HOTS based on gender. Based on these findings, managers of business education programmes should endeavour to create an enabling environment and atmosphere that would assist students to experientially and vicariously learn during instructional processes, thereby, equipping them with the requisite skills and competencies required to confidently engage in entrepreneurial careers and lifelong learning tasks upon graduation. Keywords: Business education lecturers, business education students, experiential learning, higher-order thinking skills, vicarious learning.
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Contemporary Educational Researches Journal, 2019
This study investigates the extent to which public-private-civil society partnership (PPCSP) can ... more This study investigates the extent to which public-private-civil society partnership (PPCSP) can help in establishing good governance practices of Vocational Education Programme in Federal Universities in South-South geopolitical region of Nigeria. Four research questions were raised and answered using the mean and standard deviations statistics, and four corresponding null hypotheses were formulated and tested using the t-test statistic. A descriptive survey research design was employed for the study. The study population comprised all vocational education lecturers in Federal Universities in South-South geopolitical region of Nigeria. A 4-point scaled questionnaire was administered on 154 vocational education lecturers. The instrument was validated by a panel of 4 experts, and the reliability coefficient using Cronbach’s alpha method was α=.90. The analysis of the data collected revealed that to a very high extent PPCSP would help in ensuring good governance practices (such as eff...
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AAU Journal of Business Educators, 2024
Launching and managing a vocational business venture is one of the greatest legacy an individual ... more Launching and managing a vocational business venture is one of the greatest legacy an individual can bequeath for him/herself at this present time in Nigeria. Yet, there is chronic shortage of enterprising individuals and the situation is further compounded by insufficient vocational business educators and instructors who would help to prepare individuals to launch and manage a vocational business ventures and continuously improve their knowledge and skills.
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AAU Journal of Business Educators , 2023
Following the job demands-resources (JD-R) model, the research examined the relationships between... more Following the job demands-resources (JD-R) model, the research examined the relationships between working environment dimensions (that is, job demands working environment and job resources working environment) and vocational business educators' behavioural outcomes (that is, job performance and prosocial organizational behaviours). A non-experimental design was employed to achieve the specific aims of the research. The samples consisted of 145 vocational business educators from 12 public universities in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Data were collected through a pen and paper adapted psychological measurement scale, which is made up of three instruments, namely: Job demands-resources scale, job performance scale, and prosocial scale. The validity and reliability of these instruments were well established. Correlation and regression analyses were performed. High demands working environment were found to be associated with low task performance, contextual performance and prosocial organizational behaviours. Low resources working environment were associated with low task performance, contextual performance and prosocial organizational behaviours. High demands working environment had a significant negative effect on vocational business educators task performance (
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Management Review: An International Journal , 2024
On the bases of the theoretical underpinnings and the conceptual
model, the central purpose of th... more On the bases of the theoretical underpinnings and the conceptual
model, the central purpose of this study is twofold: (1) to explore
the levels of job resources and burnout symptoms among
technology and vocational business lecturers, and (2) to explore the
specific interplay between job resources and burnout symptoms
among technology and vocational business lecturers. A
nonexperimental quantitative research design was adopted to actualize the central purpose of this study. The population
consisted of 288 technology and vocational business lecturers from
public universities in Nigeria. The authors applied descriptive
statistics (e.g. mean and standard deviation), inferential statistic
(e.g. correlation) and regression statistics via 10000 resamples
bootstrap with bias corrected and accelerated (BCa) estimates. The
results showed that the level of job resources (e.g., use of various
skills, support from HODs/colleagues, job autonomy, feedback on
the job done and opportunities for career advancement) is
generally low and the level of burnout symptoms (e.g., exhaustion,
mental distance, cognitive impairment and emotional impairment)
is generally high among technology and vocational business
lecturers. The result suggested that technology and vocational
business lecturers currently experienced absence of job resources
and, in turn, suffer from burnout and its symptoms. The results
further showed that job resources (e.g., use of various skills,
support from HODs/colleagues, job autonomy, feedback on the job
done and opportunities for career advancement) negatively
predicted burnout and its symptoms (e.g., exhaustion, mental
distance, cognitive impairment and emotional impairment). The
result suggested that as job resources decreases, burnout and its
symptoms increases. The result also suggested that the
experiences of increased burnout symptoms is a function of the
experiences of decreased job resources. The limitations and future
research focus as well as theoretical and practical implications of
the results are discussed in the study.
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Insight: Jurnal Ilmiah Psikologi
The study examined the correlation between work self-efficacy and job performance of business edu... more The study examined the correlation between work self-efficacy and job performance of business educators in public universities. A correlational design was adopted and data were collected from a randomly selected sample of 142 business educators (12 HODs and 130 lecturers) using a structured psychological scale. Data where analyzed using Pearson correlation matrix and linear regression. Pearson correlation matrix was employed to answer the research question while linear regression was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The result showed a significant but low correlation between work self-efficacy and task performance (r = .263; p = .002). The result also showed a significant but low correlation between work self-efficacy and contextual performance (r = .238; p = .007). The results also showed a significant but low correlation between work self-efficacy and overall job performance (r = .315; p = .000). These findings suggest that if university administrato...
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KINFORMS
Considering the complex and multiple job performed by business studies teachers, there is need to... more Considering the complex and multiple job performed by business studies teachers, there is need to examine the relationships between three dimensions of knowledge management (KM), three dimensions of work engagement (WE) and two components of job performance (JP). There is need also to examine the mediating effect of WE in the relationship between KM and JP of business studies teachers. A correlational design was used in the study and data were collected from 138 business studies teachers in public universities in Nigeria. The authors applied bivariate correlation, linear regression and path analysis via 5000 re-samples bootstrap method. The results showed that KM dimensions, i.e. knowledge acquisition, knowledge dissemination and responsiveness to knowledge significantly predict WE. It also showed that WE dimensions, i.e. cognitive engagement, emotional engagement and physical engagement significantly predict JP components, i.e. task and contextual performance. The results also show...
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Article, 2022
As of late, proof proliferates that joblessness, underemployment and destitution have become unco... more As of late, proof proliferates that joblessness, underemployment and destitution have become uncontrolled among most Undergraduate of Universities (UUs). However, this tricky situation suggests that most UUs do not apply the conviction that they are fit for performing entrepreneurial careers. This might also obstruct their choices to begin and deal with business career upon graduation. The study, therefore, aims to examine the moderating effect of Entrepreneurial Career Intention (ECI) on the relationship between Entrepreneurial Career Self-Confidence (ECSC) and Sustainable Development Core Values (SDCVs). A correlational design was applied and data were gathered from a randomly chosen sample of 308 final year UUs, utilizing a self-revealed survey questionnaire. Correlational Metrix was applied to decide the degree of connection among study variables and hierarchical regression was applied to test the hypothetical propositions. The outcomes of the study showed that ECSC and ECI were significantly and positively related to SDCVs. The outcomes additionally showed that ECI moderated the relationship between ECSC and SDCVs. These discoveries recommend that high degrees of ECSC and ECI exerted by the UUs activate high degrees of accomplishing the SDCVs among UUs. The outcomes of the study have added to existing literature. The outcomes of the study have given an understanding into how ECI can assist in moderating the relationship between ECSC and SDCVs.
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This chapter aims to examine the impact of global partnership in TVET (GPTVET), optimization of r... more This chapter aims to examine the impact of global partnership in TVET (GPTVET), optimization of resources (OR), development of higher-order skills (DHOS), and equitable access to lifelong learning (EALLL) on core values of sustainable development (CVSD). A correlational design was adopted, and data were collected from a randomly selected sample of 520 TVET lecturers using a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, bivariate correlational matrix, and hierarchical regression with Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23.0. The results showed that GPTVET, OR, DHOS, and EALLL significantly and positively influence the accomplishment of CVSD. These findings suggest that the implementation and integration of quality TVET programme through global partnership would predict the accomplishment of CVSD.
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Constructivism is a theory of learning that explains how knowledge is created, and how people lea... more Constructivism is a theory of learning that explains how knowledge is created, and how people learn. As such, constructivism has been studied by researchers in science, mathematics, as well as philosophy to the extent that radical constructivism which is an offshoot of cognitive constructivism represents the state-of-the-art in mathematics and science education around the world. However, there is less work on constructivist teaching and learning in business education. This paper therefore aims at discussing the role of constructivist approaches in the teaching and learning of business education. The first discussion is centred on constructivist learning theory, followed by the major tenets of constructivist theory. Next, the attributes of constructivism are discussed. The application of constructivist approaches to business education is also discussed. Finally, how business educators or business studies teachers can encourage meaningful learning as an aspect of constructivism is fur...
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model, the central purpose of this study is twofold: (1) to explore
the levels of job resources and burnout symptoms among
technology and vocational business lecturers, and (2) to explore the
specific interplay between job resources and burnout symptoms
among technology and vocational business lecturers. A
nonexperimental quantitative research design was adopted toactualize the central purpose of this study. The population
consisted of 288 technology and vocational business lecturers from
public universities in Nigeria. The authors applied descriptive
statistics (e.g. mean and standard deviation), inferential statistic
(e.g. correlation) and regression statistics via 10000 resamples
bootstrap with bias corrected and accelerated (BCa) estimates. The
results showed that the level of job resources (e.g., use of various
skills, support from HODs/colleagues, job autonomy, feedback on
the job done and opportunities for career advancement) is
generally low and the level of burnout symptoms (e.g., exhaustion,
mental distance, cognitive impairment and emotional impairment)
is generally high among technology and vocational business
lecturers. The result suggested that technology and vocational
business lecturers currently experienced absence of job resources
and, in turn, suffer from burnout and its symptoms. The results
further showed that job resources (e.g., use of various skills,
support from HODs/colleagues, job autonomy, feedback on the job
done and opportunities for career advancement) negatively
predicted burnout and its symptoms (e.g., exhaustion, mental
distance, cognitive impairment and emotional impairment). The
result suggested that as job resources decreases, burnout and its
symptoms increases. The result also suggested that the
experiences of increased burnout symptoms is a function of the
experiences of decreased job resources. The limitations and future
research focus as well as theoretical and practical implications of
the results are discussed in the study.
model, the central purpose of this study is twofold: (1) to explore
the levels of job resources and burnout symptoms among
technology and vocational business lecturers, and (2) to explore the
specific interplay between job resources and burnout symptoms
among technology and vocational business lecturers. A
nonexperimental quantitative research design was adopted to actualize the central purpose of this study. The population
consisted of 288 technology and vocational business lecturers from
public universities in Nigeria. The authors applied descriptive
statistics (e.g. mean and standard deviation), inferential statistic
(e.g. correlation) and regression statistics via 10000 resamples
bootstrap with bias corrected and accelerated (BCa) estimates. The
results showed that the level of job resources (e.g., use of various
skills, support from HODs/colleagues, job autonomy, feedback on
the job done and opportunities for career advancement) is
generally low and the level of burnout symptoms (e.g., exhaustion,
mental distance, cognitive impairment and emotional impairment)
is generally high among technology and vocational business
lecturers. The result suggested that technology and vocational
business lecturers currently experienced absence of job resources
and, in turn, suffer from burnout and its symptoms. The results
further showed that job resources (e.g., use of various skills,
support from HODs/colleagues, job autonomy, feedback on the job
done and opportunities for career advancement) negatively
predicted burnout and its symptoms (e.g., exhaustion, mental
distance, cognitive impairment and emotional impairment). The
result suggested that as job resources decreases, burnout and its
symptoms increases. The result also suggested that the
experiences of increased burnout symptoms is a function of the
experiences of decreased job resources. The limitations and future
research focus as well as theoretical and practical implications of
the results are discussed in the study.
model, the central purpose of this study is twofold: (1) to explore
the levels of job resources and burnout symptoms among
technology and vocational business lecturers, and (2) to explore the
specific interplay between job resources and burnout symptoms
among technology and vocational business lecturers. A
nonexperimental quantitative research design was adopted toactualize the central purpose of this study. The population
consisted of 288 technology and vocational business lecturers from
public universities in Nigeria. The authors applied descriptive
statistics (e.g. mean and standard deviation), inferential statistic
(e.g. correlation) and regression statistics via 10000 resamples
bootstrap with bias corrected and accelerated (BCa) estimates. The
results showed that the level of job resources (e.g., use of various
skills, support from HODs/colleagues, job autonomy, feedback on
the job done and opportunities for career advancement) is
generally low and the level of burnout symptoms (e.g., exhaustion,
mental distance, cognitive impairment and emotional impairment)
is generally high among technology and vocational business
lecturers. The result suggested that technology and vocational
business lecturers currently experienced absence of job resources
and, in turn, suffer from burnout and its symptoms. The results
further showed that job resources (e.g., use of various skills,
support from HODs/colleagues, job autonomy, feedback on the job
done and opportunities for career advancement) negatively
predicted burnout and its symptoms (e.g., exhaustion, mental
distance, cognitive impairment and emotional impairment). The
result suggested that as job resources decreases, burnout and its
symptoms increases. The result also suggested that the
experiences of increased burnout symptoms is a function of the
experiences of decreased job resources. The limitations and future
research focus as well as theoretical and practical implications of
the results are discussed in the study.
model, the central purpose of this study is twofold: (1) to explore
the levels of job resources and burnout symptoms among
technology and vocational business lecturers, and (2) to explore the
specific interplay between job resources and burnout symptoms
among technology and vocational business lecturers. A
nonexperimental quantitative research design was adopted to actualize the central purpose of this study. The population
consisted of 288 technology and vocational business lecturers from
public universities in Nigeria. The authors applied descriptive
statistics (e.g. mean and standard deviation), inferential statistic
(e.g. correlation) and regression statistics via 10000 resamples
bootstrap with bias corrected and accelerated (BCa) estimates. The
results showed that the level of job resources (e.g., use of various
skills, support from HODs/colleagues, job autonomy, feedback on
the job done and opportunities for career advancement) is
generally low and the level of burnout symptoms (e.g., exhaustion,
mental distance, cognitive impairment and emotional impairment)
is generally high among technology and vocational business
lecturers. The result suggested that technology and vocational
business lecturers currently experienced absence of job resources
and, in turn, suffer from burnout and its symptoms. The results
further showed that job resources (e.g., use of various skills,
support from HODs/colleagues, job autonomy, feedback on the job
done and opportunities for career advancement) negatively
predicted burnout and its symptoms (e.g., exhaustion, mental
distance, cognitive impairment and emotional impairment). The
result suggested that as job resources decreases, burnout and its
symptoms increases. The result also suggested that the
experiences of increased burnout symptoms is a function of the
experiences of decreased job resources. The limitations and future
research focus as well as theoretical and practical implications of
the results are discussed in the study.