ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AS A STRATEGY FOR REPOSITIONING TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

AYO-BALOGUN, A.O (2016) ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AS A STRATEGY FOR REPOSITIONING TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN NIGERIA. In: 5TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF ASUP, 16TH - 19TH OCTOBER , 2016, THE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, ILARO, OGUN STATE.

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Abstract

Entrepreneurship education is the provision of students with the required knowledge, skill, and motivation for entrepreneurial success in a variety of settings which are offered with strategies. Some of these educational strategies of entrepreneurship which are put in place are the theoretical teaching methods, and the practical method of teaching which include: invitation of local professionals from various groups, allowing students to choose the profession of their choice and giving room for students’ mini production of their chosen skills. Fifty (50) copies of Questionnaire were administered on final year students of the Department of Business Administration and Management at the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro (FPI) to seek their opinions on the course. Their responses were analysed using chi-square techniques of independence. The result revealed that the educational strategies in place at FPI have contributed significantly to the advancement of technological education among the students. This was evidenced by the output of the students’ practical on skill acquisitions at various mini-productions, from which income are realized on sales of these products within the Polytechnic community.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Management
Depositing User:	Miss Ayomikun Ogunbadejo
Date Deposited:	22 Jun 2020 14:10
Last Modified:	22 Jun 2020 14:10
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/741

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