CHALLENGES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN BUSINESS EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
Abstract
The role of entrepreneurship education in any nation cannot be over emphasized. This is due to the fact that entrepreneurs are effective toolsfor nation building. Entrepreneurship is obviously the driver towards an effective and rapid growth and development of any nation. Business education is an umbrella that encompasses technical and vocational subjects like shorthand and typewriting. Technical and vocational courses are 75 to 80 percent practical in nature which makes entrepreneurship one of them. Teaching and learning entrepreneurship in the four corners of the classroom only is not good enough except it is practically applied through the creation or innovation of new things or ideas. This position paper therefore discusses the concepts of entrepreneurship, teaching and learning, and business education. The paper observes that entrepreneurship is one of the branches under business education and teaching and learning of entrepreneurship at all levels of education in Nigeria is paramount and necessary for national economy growth and development. In conclusion, the teaching and learning of entrepreneurship therefore cannot be effective without its practical application and practice. The paper recommended that both government and management of institutions of learning should be willing to provide adequate and necessary facilities for the teaching and learning entrepreneurship.
Keywords: Entrepreneurship education, teaching & learning, business education
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