BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS’ PERCEIVED ROLE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN JOB CREATION AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

This paper examined the role of entrepreneurship education in creating job opportunities among the teeming population of undergraduate students in the country as the programme will equip the students with the skills and knowledge to enable them start and manage a business after graduation. The study adopted survey design. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. The population of the study consisted of nine hundred and fourty-four (944) undergraduate students. Two hundred and seventy four (274) students were sampled using proportionate sampling technique. Questionnaire was the instrument used in collecting data and the instrument was validated by three experts in the Department of Business Education, Aminu Saleh College of Education, Azare. A reliability of 0.74 was obtained using split-half method. Frequency table and percentage was used in answering the research questions. Findings from the study revealed that undergraduate students have acquired entrepreneurial knowledge and equally have strong intention of establishing and managing their own businesses after graduation. In view of the findings, it was recommended that there should be easy access to micro-credit for the graduates who are interested in starting a business after graduation.