Influence of Entrepreneurial Education on Unemployment Reduction among Students in Nigeria

Jacobs Chineze J.¹ , Ezeokafor Uche R.² , Ekwere Gabriel E.³

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.9 , Issue.2 , pp.8-15, Jun-2021

Online published on Jun 30, 2021

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Abstract :
The study examined the influence of entrepreneurial education on unemployment reduction among students in Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbaria. The problem of the study originated from an increasing rate of unemployment in Nigeria. The study was moored on Human Capital Theory and Risk Taking Theory. A cross-sectional survey research design was used for the study with a structured five (5) points likert scale instrument was used to obtain information from the respondents. The population of the study was limited only to final year students of Business Administration and Entrepreneurship Studies Department in Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam. The total population was 195. Business administration was 128 while entrepreneurship was 67. The study used convenience sampling technique in selecting the sample size. Research hypotheses were tested using Multiple Regression Analysis (MRA) which was carried out with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Findings from the study revealed that Skill acquisition has significant influence on unemployment reduction, Entrepreneurship empowerment affects unemployment reduction, while Infrastructural development has significant infliuence on unemployment reduction in Anambra State. The study recommended that Entrepreneurial education in tertiary institutions should be practical oriented rather than theory as this will exposed the students to various lucrative skills. Government should provide a means of getting loans by small scale business owners in order to enhance the activities of small scale business and boost youth employment in Nigeria.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Entrepreneurial Education, Unemployment Reduction, Human Capital Theory, risk taking theory, Infrastructural development, Entrepreneurship empowerment

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