DEVELOPING FRAMEWORK FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
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2020-06-07
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Yinusa, Oyekunle
Bakare, Tewogbola
Adebisi, Sunday
Olasupo, Jegede
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Lagos Education Review (LER)
Abstract
The rationale for the introduction of entrepreneurship education into the Nigerian university
curriculum by the Federal Government of Nigeria (through the National Universities
Commission in 2006) was to enhance job creation, reduce unemployment, and poverty among
young graduates. However, the high rate of unemployment, continuous search for jobs and
removal of idleness among youth in this dispensation remain a cause for concern. This issue has
raised numerous questions by scholars and researchers as to what could be the bane of
entrepreneurship education and practice in Nigerian universities. Previous findings have revealed
a problem of funding entrepreneurship programme, the lack of entrepreneurial intentions among
students and lack of government support for entrepreneurship programme but have failed to
dwell on how entrepreneurship education is being delivered in Nigerian universities. Thus, this
paper attempts to provide a realistic framework for entrepreneurship education in Nigerian
universities in a bid to produce graduates that will be job creators and be self-reliant. A desk
review of related literature, theories and concepts was done to develop a framework for the
paper. Five key areas such as; stakeholders collaboration, entrepreneurship education curriculum
development, entrepreneurship education approaches, required skills and expected outcome were
identified as necessary for effective development of entrepreneurship education in higher
education in Nigeria. The paper concludes that effective networking among stakeholders can
produce a robust entrepreneurship education curriculum, and with the best approaches, methods
and appropriate context, the required outcome can be achieved for the benefit of the students and
the nation at large.
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Yinusa, Y.O., Bakare, T.V., Adebisi, S.A., & Jegede, I.O. (2020). Developing Framework for Entrepreneurship Education in Higher Education in Nigeria. Lagos Education Review, 19(1), 138-158.