Assessment of Efficacy of Mandatory Entrepreneurship Education on University Business Students’ Skills Acquisition for Self Reliance in Nigeria

Kabir Yusuf

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The study determined the efficacy of mandatory entrepreneurship education on university business students’ skills acquisition for self-reliance in n Nigeria. Two objectives, two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the researcher. A survey research design was used for the study. The researcher targeted 2 management staff, 2 lecturers and 61 students’ final year students. Four rating scale structured questionnaire was used for data collection which was validated by experts. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyse the research questions while ANOVA was used to test the null hypothesis. The results of the findings of the study revealed that the extent general study entrepreneurship courses adequately prepared business students for skill acquisition for self-reliance was low. It was also observed from the study that the extent general study entrepreneurship course contents provided business students with skill for self-reliance was high. From the result of the study, it was concluded that General study entrepreneurship education courses in these universities have not adequately prepared business students for self-reliance. Recommendations were made on ways to improve General study entrepreneurship education courses among which were that emphasis should be made more on skills such as creative thinking and business start-up.


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