Title: Business Education Students' Perception Of Entrepreneurial Skills For Self-Reliance In Tertiary Institutions In Delta State
Authors: OKPOSIO, Mirian and Dr. (Mrs.) E.P. Okoro
Volume: 8
Issue: 9
Pages: 338-350
Publication Date: 2024/09/28
Abstract:
This study investigated Business Education students' perception of entrepreneurial skills for self-reliance in tertiary institutions in Delta State. The variables examined were strategies of implementation of entrepreneurial skills, level of awareness of the business education students on entrepreneurial skills required for self-reliance, role of entrepreneurial skills for self-reliance, challenges of entrepreneurship and contribution of entrepreneurial skills to business education students for self-reliance. Also, the moderating influence of gender, educational level and type of institution were investigated. Five research questions were raised and answered, and five hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The Human Capital Theory was adopted for the study. The survey research design was used. The population was 628 business education students from tertiary institutions in Delta State. The sample size was 250 and the stratified random sampling technique was adopted. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire and was validated by three experts. The Pearson's Product Moment Coefficient (PPMC) was used to ascertain the reliability of the instrument and reliability coefficient of 0.79 was obtained. Data collected were analyzed using Mean, Standard Deviation and t-test Statistics. The findings indicated that the perception of Business Education students on level of their awareness of entrepreneurial skills required for self-reliance in tertiary institutions in Delta State is high. Also, the study found that there was no significant difference in the mean rating of Business Education students on the strategies required in implementing entrepreneurial skills for self-reliance in tertiary institutions in Delta State based on educational level among others. It was concluded that entrepreneurial skills can contribute to business education students' self-reliance upon graduation to a high extent. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that the management of tertiary institutions should ensure that required strategies for implementing entrepreneurial skills to business education students in tertiary institutions for self-reliance should be put in place.