Vol. 12, Issue 3, 2024

Role of Entrepreneurship Education in Shaping the Entrepreneurial Intentions and Self-Efficacy of Economics Education Students in Public Universities in Lagos State, Nigeria

Ayo-Sobowale Mopelola Omotayo & Abidat Oluwashola Mohammed

Abstract

Entrepreneurship education equips students with the skills and knowledge
needed to alleviate poverty and unlock their full potential. This study
examined Role of Entrepreneurship Education in Shaping the Entrepreneurial
Intentions and Self-Efficacy of Economics Education Students in Public
Universities in Lagos State, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was
employed in this study, and the population size was 307 economics education
students from the selected institutions. The sample for the study consisted of
239 students calculated using Slovin’s formula. Three hypotheses guided the
study which were tested using, simple linear regression analysis and one way
ANOVA. The result of the findings showed that entrepreneurship education
has significant influence on entrepreneurial intentions of students in Lagos
State Public Universities(?1 = 0.33; p<0.05), Entrepreneurship education has
significant influence on entrepreneurial self-efficacy among graduating
students of Lagos State Public Universities(?1 = 0.77; p<0.05)and there is a
statistically significant relationship between factors that influence the
effectiveness of entrepreneurship education in promoting the entrepreneurial
intentions and entrepreneurial self-efficacy between students of Lagos State
Public Universities(Fcal16.54>Ftab1.83; p<0.05). The study concluded that
despite knowledge of entrepreneurship education as a contributing factor in the
reduction of unemployment, Nigerian youth requires additional supports to
overcome the foreseen challenges. It was recommended among other things, that more concerted efforts should be put into the technical and vocational
training implemented in the school programme

Keywords

Keywords: Economics Education, Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurial Intention, Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy

Full Text

Download

References

Ajzen, I. (2020). The Theory of Planned Behaviour: Frequently asked questions. Human Behavior and
Emerging Technologies, 2(4), 314-324.
Ayo-Sobowale, M. O. (2021). Effect of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Intentions of
Undergraduate Students in Selected Universities in South-West of Nigeria (Doctoral dissertation,
Kwara State University (Nigeria).
Bandura, A. (1997). Self-efficacy: The exercise of control. Freeman.
Fayomi, E. J., & Fields, Z. (2016). Curriculum contents reform and graduate entrepreneurship training
in Nigerian universities. International Journal of Educational Sciences, 14(1-2), 121-129.
Federal Republic of Nigeria. (2014). National Policy on Education. Abuja: Federal Ministry of
Education.
Galisteo, R., González Sánchez, M., Gálvez Ruiz, P., Palomo Carrión, R., Casuso-Holgado, M. J., &
Piñero Pinto, E. (2022). Entrepreneurial intention, expectations of success and self-efficacy in
undergraduate students of health sciences. BMC Medical Education, 22 (1), 679.
Kautonen, T., Van Gelderen, M., & Fink, M. (2015). Robustness of the theory of planned behavior in
predicting entrepreneurial intentions and actions. Entrepreneurship theory and practice, 39(3),
655-674.
Lopez, T., & Alvarez, C. (2019). Influence of university-related factors on students' entrepreneurial
intentions. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, 11(6), 521-540.
Mohammed A. O. (2022). Influence of Threshold Concept and Flipped Classroom on Senior
Secondary School Students’ Academic Achievement in Economics in Lagos State, Nigeria.
Journal of Capital Development in Behavioural Sciences, 10(2). 183-200
Mohammed, A. O., & Pitan, O. S. (2022). Innovation and Renewal of Economics Curriculum in
Nigerian Secondary Schools: Approaches, Problems and Strategies. Journal of Economics and
Environmental
Education,
6(1),
1–14.
Retrieved
from
http://iafee.org/wp-
content/uploads/2022/11/Mohammed-A-O-and-Pitan-OS-JEEE-Vol-6-pp-1-14-1.pdf.
Morgan, G. A., Barrett, K. C., Leech, N. L., & Gloeckner, G. W. (2019). IBM SPSS for Introductory
Statistics: Use and Interpretation. Routledge.
National Bureau of Statistics, NBS. (2023). Nigeria Unemployment Statistics Report Q1 2023 –
Unemployment and Underemployment Report. Available at https://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/
Nwambam, A. S., Nnennaya, O. O., &Nwankpu, I. S. (2018). Evaluating the entrepreneurship
education programme in Nigerian universities for sustainable development. Journal of
Entrepreneurship Education, 21(1), 1-13.
Ogbari, M. E., Olokundun, M. A., Uzuegbunam, J., Isiavwe, D. T., Ilogho, J. E., Obi, J. N., & Moses,
C. L. (2018). Data on entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial performance of aspiring
entrepreneurs in selected Nigerian universities. Data in brief, 20, 108-112.
Raharjo, I. B., Ausat, A. M. A., Risdwiyanto, A., Gadzali, S. S., &Azzaakiyyah, H. K. (2023).
Analysing the Relationship between Entrepreneurship Education, Self-Efficacy, and
Entrepreneurial Performance. Journal on Education, 5(4), 11566-11574.
Shah, I. A., Amjed, S., & Jaboob, S. (2020). The moderating role of entrepreneurship education in
shaping entrepreneurial intentions. Journal of Economic Structures, 9, 1-15.
Taiwo, I., & Joseph, A. O. (2020). Analyses of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial intention
among undergraduates students in Nigeria. European Journal of Business and Innovation
Research, 8(8), 1-18.
Wu, L., Jiang, S., Wang, X., Yu, L., Wang, Y., & Pan, H. (2022). Entrepreneurship education and
entrepreneurial intentions of college students: The mediating role of entrepreneurial self-efficacy
and the moderating role of entrepreneurial competition experience. Frontiers in psychology, 12,
727826