Entrepreneurship Education and Career Intentions of Tertiary Education Students in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States, Nigeria

Ekpoh, Uduak Imo; Edet, Aniefiok Oswald

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“…Supporting the current result, Noel (2001) also reported that students with ISSN 2377-4622 2017 entrepreneurship knowledge scores high in entrepreneurial intention and self-efficacy than students of other disciplines. Various other studies in different settings have also shown that there is a significant relationship between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial career intention (Ekpoh & Edet, 2011;Wilson et al, 2007). Another study by Fatoki (2014) also reported that students who studied business have a higher level of entrepreneurial intention.…”

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Effect of Individual Factor on Entrepreneurship Intention among Undergraduate Students in Bhutan

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Acharja²

2017

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The study explored the effects of age; field of study, academic performance, and past job experience of undergraduate students under Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) on their entrepreneurial intention. Today, youth entrepreneurship is regarded as a career option. It is, therefore, important for the policymakers, educators, and the public to understand individual factors that influence to become entrepreneurs. This study collected data from 384 undergraduate students (sample size determined using Yamane formula) within the age group of 18-34 from four colleges under RUB using self-administrative structured questionnaires. To ensure representativeness in each selected college, it devised multi-stage proportionate sampling technique. This study conducted Chi-square test of independence to examine the influence of individual factors on their entrepreneurial intentions. The result showed that the academic course the student assumed and their past job experiences, especially in business has a relationship with their entrepreneurial career plan after graduation. Likewise, student's age influences their entrepreneurship intention. However, the result showed no relationship between academic performance and their entrepreneurial intentions after their graduation. Therefore, findings suggest the need for entrepreneurship education in the university curriculum.

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“…Also, Kolvereid and Moen (1997) found graduates with an entrepreneurship major have stronger entrepreneurial intentions than other graduates. Similarly, other studies have also showed a significant relationship between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial career plan (Ekpoh & Edet, 2011;Wilson, Kickul, & Marlino, 2007).…”

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Effect of Individual Factor on Entrepreneurship Intention among Undergraduate Students in Bhutan

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Acharja²

2017

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“…The problem is further worrisome with evidence that most educated graduates in the Nigerian labour force are best suited for white-collar jobs; they do not possess the relevant vocational abilities that enable engagement in entrepreneurship (Olorundare and Kayode 2014). This deficiency in the educational system spurred the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) to draft a curriculum on entrepreneurship studies for Nigerian universities in 2004 (Ekpoh and Edet 2011). Aside government efforts to encourage entrepreneurship in Nigerian universities, the low-income status of the majority of the Nigerian populace has the tendency to compel student's engagement in entrepreneurial activity as a form of income support.…”

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Entrepreneurial interest and academic performance in Nigeria: evidence from undergraduate students in the University of Ibadan

2017

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Entrepreneurial interest among the youth population is a panacea for unemployment especially due to high turnout of educated individuals in the labour force. This paper provides findings on the factors that determine entrepreneurship interest among the youth population in Nigeria using the University of Ibadan as a case study. Empirical results on whether engagement in entrepreneurial activities interferes with academic performance; extent of involvement and gender differences are also presented. The logit and multinomial logit models were used to examine the factors that influence entrepreneurship interest and interference with academic performance, respectively. Descriptive statistics and the T test were employed in examining the extent of involvement and whether there is a statistically significant difference across gender. The results showed that subjective norm, perceived behavioural control and family business background significantly predicts students' interest in entrepreneurship. Engagement in entrepreneurial activity has no significant effect on students' academic performance. Findings suggest relatively low entrepreneurial engagement among students with significant differences across gender.

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“…Ekpoh and Edet [30] conducted a study on entrepreneurship education and career intentions of tertiary education students in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States, Nigeria. The data was collected from 500 students from two universities in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States of Nigeria.…”

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Abstract:Realizing the importance of the entrepreneurship education to graduates in Malaysian universities in order to promote the entrepreneurship worldwide. This research examined the effect of entrepreneurship education on employment creation among the undergraduate students in Kelantan. The variables studied in this research are career intention and skill acquisition driving the impact or not on undergraduate students employment in the future. Three research questions and two hypotheses were developed in this research. The descriptive and regression analysis were adopted in this research. The samples for this research is 364 of undergraduate students in UMK (Pengkalan Chepa) and UiTM (Kota Bharu). The instrument used in this research was questionnaire. The results indicated that career intentions and skill acquisition is mainly affected the employment of the students. It was reviewed that, entrepreneurship environment can be spurred through the advancement of the education and encouragement of make it realized among the students.

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Entrepreneurship Education and Career Intentions of Tertiary Education Students in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States, Nigeria

Cited by 64 publications

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Effect of Individual Factor on Entrepreneurship Intention among Undergraduate Students in Bhutan

Effect of Individual Factor on Entrepreneurship Intention among Undergraduate Students in Bhutan

Entrepreneurial interest and academic performance in Nigeria: evidence from undergraduate students in the University of Ibadan

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