IMPACT OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF TERTIARY EDUCATION FOR SOCIETAL REENGINEERING IN EBONYI STATE

Abstract

The study focused on Impact of Emerging Technologies and Innovations in the Management of Tertiary Education for Societal Reengineering in Ebonyi State. Two research questions were formulated to • guide the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design with the population of four hundred senior academic and administrative staff of Alex-Ekwueme Federal University while sample of the study comprised two hundred staff using simple random sampling technique. Structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from people. The instrument was validated by three experts with reliability coefficient of 0.89. Statistical mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data. A modified 4 points rating scale was used to identify the degrees of respondents. From the findings, it was discovered that impact of emerging technologies on Tertiary Education management for empowerment and job creation in Ebonyi State are to a very high extent and the impact of emerging innovation on Tertiary Education management for empowerment and job creation in Ebonyi State also recorded to a very high extent. It was recommended that computer studies, 
entrepreneurship and technological studies should be made compulsory elective course in all tertiary educational institutions. The students should be sufficiently exposed to computer studies, entrepreneurship and technological practical in their institutions.