Managing entrepreneurship education for self employment at the secondary school level in Lagos state, Nigeria
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Date
2009
Authors
Bello, S.A.
Salisu, R.A.
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Department of educational management, Faculty of education, University of Port Harcourt
Abstract
The study aimed at investigating the management of entrepreneurship education for the self employment at the secondary school level of education. Six research questions were raised to guide, the study. The MEESEQ was developed to collect data for the study. The study employed the descriptive survey design using stratified random sampling technique. The sample consisted of 173 . teachers of technical and vocational subjects at the secondary level of education. Frequency count, mean and pooled mean were used to analyse data obtained. Findings revealed that though entrepreneurship education is relevant to the TVF, there are inadequate instructional materials and practical classes to make the graduates self reliant; while the SIWES was found 10 be relevanl to the entrepreneurial skills of TVE students. The students need extra training and support after graduation to be self employed. Recommendations were made based on the findings of the study and conclusions were drawn
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Staff publications
Keywords
Management , Entrepreneurship , Education , Secondary school , Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Education
Citation
Bello, S.A. and Salisu, R.A. (2009). Managing entrepreneurship education for self employment at the secondary school level in Lagos state, Nigeria. African Journal of Educational Research and Development, 3(2).