Correlation between Home Economics Education and Entrepreneurial Skills Acquisition for Wealth Creation and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria

Abstract

Entrepreneurial skills acquisition has been widely accepted as a magic bullet that can contributes to economic development and reduce unemployment and poverty problems in the society. Home economics education is one of the oldest vocational courses that exists for a very long time. However, more entrepreneurial skills acquisition is needed by its graduates to compete favorably in a global market for efficiency, productivity and wealth creation. The basic entrepreneurial skills acquisition for wealth creation now involve innovation skills, creativity skills and foresight skills. Therefore this study examine the relationship that exist between home economics education and innovation, creativity and foresight skills for wealth creation and poverty reduction. A total of 304 questionnaires were administered to both regular and part-time home economics students of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and Federal college of education Zaria. 279 valid questionnaires were retrieved. The data collected were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. Linear Regression analysis was conducted to test the effects of all the variables while Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient was used to test the relationship among the variables at 0.01, level of significance. The results showed strong positive relationship among the variables. It was recommended that the home economics education experts should create adequate awareness for graduates/students towards entrepreneurial careers and not to relay on the white collar jobs.