Open AccessChanging Needs of Business Education Students with Specific Reference to Secretarial Studies
Author(s) -
Amina Sani
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
makerere journal of higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2707-6113
pISSN - 1816-6822
DOI - 10.4314/majohe.v7i2.4
Subject(s) - face (sociological concept) , business education , higher education , component (thermodynamics) , public relations , engineering ethics , sociology , knowledge management , business , political science , engineering , computer science , social science , physics , law , thermodynamics
The need to face emerging challenges squarely should not be disregarded in today’s world. Higher education is at the centre of preparing future business professionals and equipping them with the knowledge, skills and attitudes they will need address the emerging challenges of this century. Making specific reference to the Secretarial Component of Business Education, this paper demonstrates that contemporary needs are changing rapidly. Therefore, the paper argues, education and training should change. Recommendations towards achieving these suggestions are made.Keywords: Business education; Secretarial studies; Educational reform