Research Article

EFFECT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTENTION AMONG NYSC MEMBERS IN NIGER STATE

Aliyu Haruna Arab*, Mohammed Abubakar Mawoli1, ABDULLAHI BABANDAKO YUSUF2
1 Department OfBusiness Administration. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University. Lapai. Niger State
2 DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, IBRAHIM BADAMASI BABANGIDA UNIVERSITY, LAPAI NIGER STATE
* Corresponding author: aliyuarab2017@gmail.com
Published: Dec, 2024
DOI: 10.68022/kmr.2024.m9c9bxk9
Pages: 114-139
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Abstract

Despite integrating entrepreneurship education into university curricula and the NYSC's SEAD program tofoster entrepreneurial intention, Nigeria's unemployment rate continues to rise. This study examined the effects ofentrepreneurship education on entrepreneurship intentions among NYSC members in Niger State. 2024 NYSC members ofbatch B stream I make up the research population. One thousand, six hundred (1600) NYSC members make up the study population, according to NYSC Secretariat in Niger State. Using the sample sizeformula ofSlovens (1970), a sample size of three hundred and twenty (320) NYSC members were selected. These NYSC members were selected using the convenience non probability sampling technique. Multiple Regression and correlation analysis was used to analyzed the data collected through surveys. The results of the three hypotheses demonstrate that the institutional setting, content, and pedagogy of entrepreneurship education have a_ positive and_ significant impact on entrepreneurship intention among NYSC members in Niger State (P = 0.000 < 0.05). Therefore, the study concludes that among NYSC members in Niger State, entrepreneurship education significantly influences their propensity to pursue entrepreneurship. The study recommended that in order to improve entrepreneurial intention, SAED should incorporate specific entrepreneurial courses into its curriculum to develop entrepreneurial knowledge and skills, such as business planning, entrepreneurialfinance, creativity and innovation, problem solving and decision making, critical thinking, and marketing. 

Keywords

Entrepreneurship Education Entrepreneurship Education Institutional Setting Entrepreneurship Education Content Entrepreneurship Education Pedagogy Entrepreneurship Intention.

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How to Cite

Arab, A. H., Mawoli, M. A., & YUSUF, A. B. (2024). EFFECT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTENTION AMONG NYSC MEMBERS IN NIGER STATE. Kaduna Marketing Review, 2(2), 114-139. https://doi.org/10.68022/kmr.2024.m9c9bxk9

A. H. Arab, M. A. Mawoli, and A. B. YUSUF, "EFFECT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTENTION AMONG NYSC MEMBERS IN NIGER STATE," Kaduna Marketing Review, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 114-139, December 2024. doi: 10.68022/kmr.2024.m9c9bxk9

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