Entrepreneurship Education and Its Influence on the Development of Nigeria
CHAPTER ONE
Purpose of the Study
The main objective of the study is to appraise the effect of entrepreneurship on economic development of the state
- To examine the significance of these entrepreneurship in solat manufacturing
- To know and identify the extent to which entrepreneurship in solat manufacturing company
- To know the rate at which the present economic in the country has affected the growth of these entrepreneurship in solat manufacturing company
- To know both the entrepreneurship and consumer reaction to entrepreneurship in Solats manufacturing company
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
INTRODUCTION
The review of related literature was done under the following sub-headings: Conceptual Review,
Theoretical Framework, Empirical Review and Summary of Literature Review of Entrepreneurship Education And Its Influence On The Development Of Nigeria.
Overview
Economic development through entrepreneurial education has become a major concern of all well- meaning countries of the world. There are a number of programmes and policies tailored towards the development of entrepreneurial mind-set among people from all walks of life in these countries. These programmes include both structured and unstructured ones. Entrepreneurship is becoming a focal point for the various economies of the world as a result of its potency to greatly influence economic growth and development through entrepreneurial drive and persistence (Kuratko, 2009).
Nigeria cannot sit back and watch other nations make progress in the common quest for economic independence; being able to deal with the problem of unemployment, poverty and other related socio- economic challenges. The fact that Nigeria has remained a developing economy for this long has even made urgent, the need to fully embrace the ‘letter and spirit’ of entrepreneurship by all individuals and institutions.
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Accordingly, poverty eradication and employment generation have been top priorities of many governments and institutions in developing countries (MDGs report in Garba, 2010). These problems appear to be getting worse by the day as hundreds of thousands of graduates are churned out annually from the various Nigerian institutions of higher learning. As if to compound the problem, there appears to be a disconnect between the various theoretical knowledge accumulated in school and the practical realities of such knowledge. This paper addresses the need for proper tailoring of Nigerian education system towards a sustainable entrepreneurship development.
This paper does this under the following subheadings: introduction, meaning of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial education with its objectives, history of entrepreneurship in relation to Nigeria, educational policy and entrepreneurship, various theories of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship development efforts in Nigeria, examination of challenges and possible solutions to entrepreneurship education and development, policy implication, recommendations and conclusion.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Introduction
This chapter covers the description and discussion on the various techniques and procedures used in the study to collect and analyze the data as it is deemed appropriate
Research Design
For this study, the survey research design was adopted. The choice of the design was informed by the objectives of the study as outlined in chapter one. This research design provides a quickly efficient and accurate means of assessing information about a population of interest. It intends to study entrepreneurship education and its influence on the development of Nigeria. The study will be conducted in Solat manufacturing company.
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
Introduction
This chapter deals with the presentation and analysis of the result obtained from questionnaires. The data gathered were presented according to the order in which they were arranged in the research questions and simple percentage were used to analyze the demographic information of the respondents while the chi square test was adopted to test the research hypothesis.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
There are certain implications of the various fall-outs of this paper, to which attention must be shifted if entrepreneurial thought must be promoted among Nigerians especially, the youths.
To start with, the study has identified the place of entrepreneurship in the growth and development of developing countries, to which Nigeria belongs. Therefore, government at all levels should as a matter of urgency, make fresh commitment towards entrepreneurial development by refocusing the education policy to be entrepreneurial-oriented to ensure the generation of a ready pool of young men and women who take to entrepreneurship. Moreover, teaching materials and well-equipped capacity building centres should be provided in our institutions.
Secondly and very fundamentally too, the way of life of the youths through their basic beliefs and values, should be watched by relevant agencies for re-orientation. In this line, the National Orientation Agency (NOA), with this primary responsibility, should partner with schools at all levels, religious bodies and socio- political organizations to create youth vanguard groups for beliefs and values re-orientation. Dignity of labour, value for locally made products and individual contribution to nation building should be inculcated as virtues to live by. On the other hand, Nigeria is yet to gain sound footing on entrepreneurship by reason of the absence of capacity building centres. Therefore, the study recommends that establishing entrepreneurial development centres in each of the six geo-political zones of Nigeria, with adequate attention in providing necessary inputs by government is a necessity.
Government and other education stakeholders should make sure that educational programme at all levels of education are made relevant to provide the youths and graduates with the needed entrepreneurial skills. The same goes for the creation of a friendly political and economic environment by government conscious effort.
Finally, the study proposes a merger of National Directorate of Employment (NDE) and National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) in order to deliver efficiently. These programmes may have been well-thought of by those who pioneered them but they have probably lost their flavour, having been hijacked by the powers that be and politics. If merged, the new agency should be restructured and reoriented for vigorous development of the informal sector. To do this, there should be partnership with identifiable small scale entrepreneurs to encourage them for more productivity. Instead of clapping down factories which are considered producing sub-standard products, government should key into the ingenuity of the entrepreneurs, bring them out, empower them through capacity building, capital and input and give them the enabling environment to thrive.
Conclusion
Development through entrepreneurship has become the focus of all the nations of the world. This is better appreciated by the less-developed and developing countries of Africa, Asia and South America which need urgent transition to developed economy. However, economic development through entrepreneurship can very well be sustained with a focus and investment in entrepreneurship education. It has become clear that entrepreneurship can be taught and learned. Business educators and professionals have evolved beyond the myth that ‘entrepreneurs are born, not made.’ Certainly, the future belongs to the nations who are willing to pay the required sacrifice today and for us in Nigeria, there is no better time to do this than now if the economic fortune of generations to come will not be further jeopardized! The identified challenges of entrepreneurship education in Nigeria could be ameliorated with real commitment by all concerned government, educational institutions, students, and other agencies. It is hoped that, given this shared responsibility, entrepreneurship will take its place and be used as the viable vehicle for Nigerian economic growth and development.
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