NEED FOR APPROPRIATE DOMICILIATION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to ascertain the need for appropriate domiciliation of entrepreneurship education in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Specifically, the study determines the affect inappropriate domiciliation of entrepreneurship education has on utilization of funds, administrative skills and provision of relevant equipment and facilities for entrepreneurship education. The study adopted a descriptive research design and a total of one hundred and twenty lecturers in business education programmes were used. Three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. A total of 120 copies of the questionnaire were administered and 100% collection achieved. Data relative to the research questions were analyzed using mean and standard deviation while z-test at 0.05 level of significant was used to test the null hypotheses. The result showed that the respondents accepted that inappropriate domiciliation of entrepreneurship education affected the utilization of funds for
entrepreneurship education, administrative skills needed for effective entrepreneurship education and the provision of necessary equipment and facilities for the training on entrepreneurship. It was concluded that inappropriate domiciliation of entrepreneurship education affects the utilization of funds, administrative skills and provision of relevant equipment and facilities. Consequently, the study recommends among others that entrepreneurship education should be most appropriately domiciled in Faculty of Education under Business Education Department.

KEYWORDS: Domiciliation, Entrepreneurship, Education, Tertiary Institution