Kaki, Joy Iember and Covenant University, Theses (2022) ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION OF STUDENTS: A STUDY OF COVENANT UNIVERSITY, OTA. Masters thesis, Covenant University Ota.
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Abstract
Entrepreneurship education has fast become very relevant subject to educational and research institutions; invariably affecting the governmental and non-governmental organisations as a tool for building student’s intention to carry out entrepreneurial behaviours. Existing literature shows that Nigerian institutions have not adequately studied the transformative teaching and learning process of entrepreneurship education and student’s entrepreneurial intention. This study examined the effect of entrepreneurship education on student’s entrepreneurial intention in one of the top Nigerian universities with the highest alumni who have successful start-ups. A cross-sectional survey method was used for collection of data from a sample of three hundred and seventy (370) purposive, stratified, and simple random sampling methods were used. A total of three hundred and fifty-seven (357) responses were recorded representing 93% response rate. SPSS and Smart PLS statistical packages were used to carry out a descriptive and inferential analysis on the valid data collected from the student’s responses. The results from the test of the hypotheses showed that entrepreneurship educator’s competence significantly impacts student’s entrepreneurial interest (β -0.352; p-value < 0.05); entrepreneurship pedagogy significantly impacts on student’s idea generation (β -0.498;p-value < 0.05) and entrepreneurship curriculum stimulates student’s opportunity identification (β -0.466;p-value < 0.05). Based on the results, the study recommended among other things that entrepreneurship educators should be certified beyond the basic business degree and more entrepreneurship aligned educators should handle the teaching of the course.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurial Intention, Educator’s Competence, Entrepreneurial Interest, Pedagogy, Idea Generation, Entrepreneurship Curriculum, Opportunity Identification. |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Management Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | nwokealisi |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2022 13:09 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2022 13:09 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/16161 |
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