Abstract: The study investigated trainers' perception of audio-visual utilisation in science-based entrepreneurship education at Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, Imo state, Nigeria. The objectives of the study include among others to identify science-based entrepreneurship vocational training available at the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, ascertain trainers' extent of familiarity with usage of audio-visual methods in science-based entrepreneurship education. The study is anchored on technological determinism. The in-depth interview method was adopted to collect qualitative data from science entrepreneurship teachers and sample size was based on saturation principle leading to responses from six science entrepreneurship facilitators in the relevant area who were purposively selected. Instrument for data collection was the interview guide containing five questions which was subjected to face validation by an expert researcher. The qualitative data collected were analysed using explanation building techniques. Result revealed that trainees engage in science related entrepreneurship studies including; deodorant production, snail keeping, bread making, computer networking, web and application design, agri‑based enterprises, and frame and lens fabrication among others, that trainers are familiar with some audio-visual methods. Respondents were of the view that both traditional and audio-visual methods should be synergised in science-based entrepreneurship training among other findings. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that science entrepreneurship teachers should be versatile in their teaching methods, that relevant devices required for audio-visual content and presentations should be made available at various institutions' entrepreneurship centres.
Keywords: audio-visual utilization, Federal Polytechnic Nekede, science entrepreneurship teachers, building techniques, various institutions' entrepreneurship centres.
Title: Trainers' Perceptions of Audio-Visual Method Utilisation in Science-based Entrepreneurship Education at Federal Polytechnic Nekede
Author: Ejiogu, Felicia Ijeoma, Ibe, Helen, Obi, Victor Kenechukwu
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
Vol. 14, Issue 2, April 2026 - June 2026
Page No: 115-123
Research Publish Journals
Website: www.researchpublish.com
Published Date: 06-June-2026
