AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PERCEPTION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AS EMPOWERMENT STRATEGY FOR SELF-EMPLOYMENT

YUSUFF, M.A (2019) AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PERCEPTION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AS EMPOWERMENT STRATEGY FOR SELF-EMPLOYMENT. JOURNAL OF BUSINESS AND EDUCATIONAL POLICIES, 15 (2). pp. 1-11. ISSN 0794-3210

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Abstract

For over a decade, entrepreneurship education has been taught as a course in Nigerian tertiary institutions. The aim is to equip the students with saleable skills that will empower them to become self - employed. This study therefore sought to explore if there is gende r difference in perception of entrepreneurial needs among s t u d e n t s u sin g t h e F e d e r al P oly t e c h nic , Ila r o a s a c a s e s t u d y . C o n s t r ain t s t o e ff e c tiv e t e a c hin g o f entrepreneurial skill acquisition was also investigated. A survey design was adopted and 400 stude nts from ND II and HND II were selected through random sampling technique for this purpose. The instrument for d a t a c olle c tio n is a 5 - p oin t s Lik e r t s c ale d e v elo p e d b y t h e r e s e a r c h e r title d S t u d e n t s’ P e r c e p tio n o f E n t r e p r e n e u r s hip E d u c a tio n a s a n E m p o w e r m e n t S t r a t e g y f o r G r a d u a t e S elf - E m plo y m e n t ” T h e d a t a c olle c t e d w e r e a n aly z e d u sin g d e s c rip tiv e s t a tis tic s a n d C hi - s q u a r e t e s t o f in d e p e n d e n c e . T h e r e s ult revealed that students have positive perception of entrepreneurship education as empowerment strategy. Th e result further showed that male and female students did not differ significantly in their perception of entrepreneurship education as empowerment strategy for self - employment as evidenced from the Chi square statistic of 4.980 with an associated P - value of 0.173> ( =0.05 significance level. Insufficient time lag for vocational skill acquisition and personal practice for students plus lack of sufficient equipment for practical work were rated high as major constraint to effective teaching of entrepreneurial skill acquisition. Based on the findings, the paper recommends more funding from government to allow the institution adequately equip the entrepreneurship development centre for practical training. The institution should also allot more time to practical aspect of entrepreneurship education

Item Type:	Article
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:	19 Jun 2020 10:47
Last Modified:	19 Jun 2020 10:47
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/587

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