ROLE OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN PROMOTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

The impact of globalization on the education system is overwhelming as it
has greatly affected not only the curriculum of but also the instructional
process including the entire system. This study examines how to optimize
the teaching of entrepreneurship education in tertiary institutions in
Nigeria within the context of the globalised competitiveness. The youths of
today must brace up for the challenges of adult life in order ti function
effectively and productively in a working place,the acquisition of certain
basic skill and capacities is needed. This study emphasizes the need for
strengthening of entrepreneurship teaching so that the society can benefit
from it. Entrepreneurship training is necessary in order to develop
expertise as an entrepreneur, identify business opportunities and exploit.
Some researchers recommended that entrepreneurship education is expected to
start from the secondary school or before to enable the young ones
understand the economics of life, survival, contribution to socio-economic
development of their immediate environment and beyond . According to
section 8 (58) FRN (2004), tertiary education is the education given after
secondary education either in universities, colleges of education,
polytechnics, mono-technics including those institutions offering
correspondence courses. One of the goals of such education is to acquire
both physical and intellectual skills which will enable individuals to be
self -reliant and useful members of the society. Article 64(c) of the same
section indicates that universities education shall contribute to making
all students to acquire both physical and intellectual skills which will
enable individuals to be self-reliant and useful members of the society.
Our world is fast changing, interdependent and certainly amongst the most
interesting in human history (Enu 2010). It is indeed an era of greater
challenges. These challenges bring possibilities for those responsible for
educating subsequent generations. On the strength of this, Greig, pike and
Sely (1991) asked the following questions: How would schools go about in
the task of preparing young people for more informed and effective
participation in world society? How can teachers best help develop global
understanding in the face of this existing yet daunting prospect of adult
life in the 21 century? What kind of skills, capacities and insights
students need to make use of, cope with and handle an accelerating rate of
change in this growing world?. A synthesis of the above questions
constitutes a rich content scope of entrepreneurship Education. In a report
of the Global Education Initiative (2009) on educating the next wave of
entrepreneurs and unlocking Entrepreneurial capabilities to meet the
challenges of the 21st century, an aspect of the report states thus;
Preparing today's students for success and eventual leadership in the new
global market place is the most important responsibility in education
today. Entrepreneurship education is an important tool to achieving these
objectives and should be universally available to provide and fulfill their
potentials. 

TITLE PAGE

Certification

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Table of Content List of Tables

ABSTRACT

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the study

1.2 Statement of the problem

1.3 Objective of the study

1.4 Research Questions

1.5 Significance of the study

1.6 Scope of the study

1.7 Definition of terms

CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE

2.1 Review of concepts

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Research Design

3.2 Population of the study

3.3 Sample size determination

3.4 Sample size selection technique and procedure

3.5 Research Instrument and Administration

3.6 Method of data collection

3.7 Method of data analysis

3.8 Validity and Reliability of the study

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

4.1 Data Presentation

4.2 Answering Research Questions

CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.0 Summary

5.1 Conclusion

5.2 Recommendation

References

Appendix