posted on 2021-11-25, 11:19authored byDr. Kehdinga George Fomunyam
Before business education was introduced, students were leaving school without essential business skills and knowledge
needed to be prepared for a career, and to function as informed, intelligent, and productive consumers and citizens.
Business education was introduced to equip students to be successful organisational employees. However, in Africa,
business education is regarded not by achieving its major objectives of why it was introduced into secondary schools and
universities. Curriculum responsiveness in the literature is regarded to be very important if business education in Africa
is to thrive. Therefore, this paper set out to assess how business education in Africa can be rebranded to achieve
curriculum responsiveness. Curriculum responsiveness is mostly measured using economic responsiveness, cultural
responsiveness, disciplinary responsiveness and learning responsiveness. The paper therefore recommends that business
education curriculum consider the four dimensions of responsiveness be used to rebrand business education if business
on the continent are going to thrive. By ensuring curriculum responsiveness the sustainability of small and medium scale
enterprises in Africa would be guaranteed as they contribute to national development.