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Managing Entrepreneurship Education in Universities for Effective Employment of Graduates in Rivers State

Chukwudi Dike Umesi

Abstract


This study investigated management of entrepreneurship education in universities for effective employment of graduates in Rivers State. The researcher adopted a descriptive research design. The instrument used for data collection was a self-designed questionnaire titled “Entrepreneurship Education and effective management of unemployment questionnaire (EEAEMUQ). A simple random sampling technique was used to select 15 lecturers and 15 students of Rivers State University and Ignatius Ajuru University of education all in Rivers State. A 20-item modified 4-point Likert scale was used. The instrument was validated by 2 experts in the department of educational management and a reliability coefficient of 0.95 was calculated. Mean, standard deviation and z-test were the statistical tools used to analyze the data. The findings showed a significant relationship in the two hypotheses. This implies that entrepreneurship education is relevant to students with regards to equipping them with skills for post-graduation job creation ability rather than marked them job seekers. Based on the findings of this research work, the researcher concluded that the wheel of managing unemployment in Rivers State lies on the shoulder of entrepreneurship education and recommend among others, funding, equipping, inculcating and integrating entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial skills acquisition into the school curriculum.

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Unemployment; Education indices; Job creation

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