Effect of Entrepreneurship Education on the Entrepreneurial Intentions of Final Year Students in Colleges of Education in North East Nigeria

Jumai Ajuma Murtala, Maryam Adamu Garba

Abstract


Formal education is not a means to automatically secure jobs after graduation, which led to high unemployment rate among graduates. This necessitated government’s introduction of entrepreneurship education in schools of higher learning in Nigeria so as to curb unemployment. Despite this, terrorism and other social vices continues to thrive among youths. This study therefore examined how effective entrepreneurship education is in helping to build entrepreneurial intentions in students of colleges of education in North east Nigeria. The population of the study is 204 final year business education students of three selected colleges of education in North east Nigeria. The sample of the study is the entire 204 final year students randomly selected from the three Colleges of Education. The methodology of the study is descriptive survey and the instrument for data collection is a four-point likert scale questionnaire titled entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention among students (ENTEDEIS) designed to suit the study. The validity of the questionnaire was assessed by two (2) professionals of entrepreneurship education and two (2) statisticians in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.  To test the reliability of the questionnaire, Cronbach’s Alpha was used. The researchers personally visited the sampled colleges of education, distributed the questionnaires and retrieved them. Data gathered from the respondents were analyzed using correlation with the aid of SPSS statistical tool for inferences. The findings of the study revealed that the curriculum content of entrepreneurship education for colleges of education is sufficient for establishing a business and all the antecedents of entrepreneurial intention except perceived behavioral control have positive relationship with entrepreneurial intention. The study therefore concluded that entrepreneurial education triggers entrepreneurial intention in students and recommended that students should be encouraged to build their confidence in their perceived behavioral control.


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