ASSESSMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AS A TOOL FOR SELFRELIANCE IN ADAMAWA STATE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS, NIGERIA

SHUWA, Ali Salamatu
School of Agricultural Technology
Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola
AHMED, Usman
Department of Agricultural Education
Adamawa State College of Education, Hong
ahmedug00443@gmail.com
GAMBO, Ismaila
School of Agricultural Technology
Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola
ABSTRACT
The study assessed entrepreneurship education as a tool for self-reliance in Adamawa state tertiary
institutions, Nigeria. It specifically determined the extent to which entrepreneurship education
promotes educational development, adequacy of resources and identified the constraints facing
teaching and learning of entrepreneurship education. Multi-stage random sampling technique was
used to sample the respondents in the institutions, where a sample of 106 was drawn. The data
obtained were analyzed using mean, standard deviation. The results revealed that entrepreneurship
education encourages students to join businesses (mean score = .62), promotes economic
development (mean score = .58) and self-reliance (mean score =4.55). It further revealed that there
was inadequate staff (mean score = 1.23) teaching environment (mean score = 1.19) and materials
for learning were inadequate (mean score = 1.24). The major constraints facing teaching and
learning of entrepreneurship education were inadequate materials for learning (mean score =2.82),
skilled personnel (mean score = 2.78) poor remunerative to staff concern (mean score = 2.67) and
poor funding (mean score = 2.63) it was concluded that education focuses on the overall development
of students and the entrepreneurial curriculum system lays the foundation for the overall improvement
of students and the entrepreneurial ability. The study recommended both governmental and nongovernmental organizations to provide support to the institutions through the provision of funds,
facilities and equipment and after graduation in entrepreneurship course as students’ industrial work
experience scheme programme for all students should be made.