BUSINESS EDUCATORS RATING OF ENTREPRENEURIAL MEASURES FOR MAKING BUSINESS EDUCATION GRADUATES SELF EMPLOYED IN DELTA STATE

Nnamdi Collins Egbule, Joy Nwanneamaka Utebor, Chinonye Beatrice Enwemasor

Abstract


The main purpose of this study was to determine business educators’ rating of entrepreneurial measures for making business education graduates self-employed in Delta State. Two research questions guided the study and two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The design of the study was
descriptive survey and the area was Delta State. Population of the study comprised all 108 business educators in tertiary institutions in Delta State. There was no sampling since the population was manageable. A researcher-developed questionnaire with 19 items which was duly validated by experts in the field was used to collect data. It was structured into 5-point rating scale. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was established using Cronbach Alpha which yielded coefficient values of 0.77 and 0.84 respectively for the two clusters while the overall cluster yielded 0.82 which is high for internal consistency. Mean ratings were used to answer the research questions while the standard deviation was
used to determine the homogeneity of the ratings of respondents. The z-test was used in testing the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that the business educators in tertiary institutions in Delta State opined that involving business education students in school-based enterprises and establishing skill acquisition centers for business education students can make graduates selfemployed. Based on these findings, it was recommended among others, that administrators and cocoordinators of business education programmes in tertiary institutions in Delta State should develop a culture of entrepreneurship by providing appropriate training that encompasses innovation, personal development, leadership and practical business skills. It was also recommended that administrators of business education programme in tertiary institutions should make it mandatory that every institution of higher learning offering business education should put up skills acquisition centers for the development of appropriate skills necessary for self-employment in a contemporary and economically dynamic society.

KEYWORDS: Rating, Entrepreneurial, Measures, Business Education, Graduates,Self-Employed


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