INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION AN INSTRUMENT FOR CURTAILING UNEMPLOYMENT IN NORTH – EAST SUB-REGION, NIGERIA

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  • Dr Jacob Itse Dabo Bauchi State University, Gadau, Faculty of Education, Department of Science Education

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Impact, Entrepreneurial Education, Instrument and Unemployment.

Abstract

This study examines the Impact of entrepreneurial education an instrument for curtailing Unemployment among school graduates in North-East Sub-Region, Nigeria. The population of the study comprises of 300 students and staff from Faculty of Education in the selected Three State Universities in North East Sub- Region. A sample of 300 students and staff were composed and used for the study through purposive sampling technique. Three research questions were formulated to guide the study. The instrument used for data collection was questionnaire titled “Reducing Unemployment among Nigerian Graduates through Entrepreneurial Education” (RUNGEE) which was designed using 5 Likert point rating scale. The questionnaires were specifically used to obtained information base on the research questions. The research questions were analyzed using mean with standard deviation. It was found that Skills such as welding and fabrication, food and catering services, electrical installation etc which can make Nigerian graduates entrepreneurs to reduce unemployment are not intensively taught in schools. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that Entrepreneurial education in tertiary institutions should be practically oriented and intensively taught rather than theory as this will exposed the students to various lucrative skills

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2024-07-25

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Dabo, J. I. . (2024). INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION AN INSTRUMENT FOR CURTAILING UNEMPLOYMENT IN NORTH – EAST SUB-REGION, NIGERIA. Advance Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 9(7), 77–86. Retrieved from https://aspjournals.org/ajess/index.php/ajess/article/view/100

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