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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">BJCR</journal-id>
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        <journal-title xml:lang="en">British Journal of Contemporary Research</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title xml:lang="en">BJCR</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn>2979-8582</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Bexford Publishing Ltd</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">BEX_JUL_26_161</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.67693/BJCR-KR5HNK3N</article-id>
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          <subject>Original Research Article</subject>
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        <article-title xml:lang="en">Integrating Nascent Technologies and Experiential Learning in Nigerian Marketing Education: An Empirical Analysis of Graduate Employability</article-title>
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            <given-names>Dr ODUWOLE Abiodun Ayodeji</given-names>
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        <email>oduwoleaa@lasued.edu.ng</email>
        <bio xml:lang="en"><p>Department of Marketing and Office &amp; Information Management, College of Management Sciences Education, Lagos State University of Education, Nigeria</p></bio>
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      <contrib>
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          <name name-style="western" specific-use="primary">
            <given-names>Dr. OPELE Adedayo Mathias</given-names>
          </name>
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        <email>Adedayo.opele@lasu.edu.ng</email>
        <bio xml:lang="en"><p>LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY</p></bio>
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      <pub-date date-type="pub" publication-format="epub">
        <day>10</day>
        <month>08</month>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>1</volume>
      <issue>3</issue>
      
      
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        <event event-type="received">
          <event-desc>Received: <date date-type="received">
            <day>23</day>
            <month>07</month>
            <year>2026</year>
          </date></event-desc>
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          <event-desc>Accepted: <date date-type="accepted">
            <day>31</day>
            <month>07</month>
            <year>2026</year>
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        <copyright-statement>Copyright (c) 2026 Dr ODUWOLE Abiodun Ayodeji</copyright-statement>
        <copyright-year>2026</copyright-year>
        <license xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0">
          <license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.</license-p>
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      <abstract><p>In emerging economies such as Nigeria, the mismatch between university curricula and the competencies demanded by a digitally evolving labor market has intensified graduate unemployment. While traditional marketing education has prioritized conceptual knowledge, modern commercial ecosystems demand data literacy, digital tool proficiency, and analytical problem-solving. Grounded in Becker’s Human Capital Theory and Kolb’s Experiential Learning Theory, this empirical study investigates the impact of integrating nascent technologies (Artificial Intelligence [AI], social media analytics, and digital tools) and experiential pedagogies on the perceived employability and self-employment capacities of marketing graduates. Using a descriptive survey research design, data were collected via structured questionnaires from 240 final-year Business and Marketing Education students across four public universities in Southern Nigeria. Hypotheses were tested using Multiple Linear Regression analyis. The empirical findings reveal that both the integration of nascent technologies (β=0.412,p&lt;.001) and experiential industry-linked projects (β=0.358,p&lt;.001) exert a positive, statistically significant influence on graduate employability. The paper outlines strategic recommendations for curriculum updates, resource allocation, and university-industry partnerships to enhance marketing education within sub-Saharan Africa.
Keywords: Experiential Learning, Graduate Employability, Human Capital Theory, Marketing Education, Nascent Technologies.</p></abstract>
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