Integrating Technopreneurship Education in Nigerian Universities: Strategy for Decreasing Youth Unemployment

IF 2 4区 教育学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Journal of Educational Research Pub Date : 2021-05-18 DOI:10.51474/JER.V11I1.501
Y. Suleiman
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As of the third quarter of 2018, the rate of unemployment stood at 23.13 percent as revealed by the National Bureau of Statistics. In view of the foregoing, this study proposes technopreneurship education as an effective strategy that can be used to reduce unemployment. Sequential mixed-methods research designs (quantitative and qualitative) were adopted for the study. The population for the quantitative part consists of 300 level students of universities in Kwara State, while lecturers and artisans in the universities formed the population for the qualitative part. Stratified, quota and random techniques were used to select 370 respondents while purposive and convenience techniques were adopted to select two lecturers and artisan. Research instruments titled “Technopreneurship Education and Business Intention Questionnaire (TBQ) and “Interview Protocol on Technopreneurship Education and Business Intention Questionnaire (IPTEQ)” were used to collect relevant data. Findings from both quantitative and qualitative methods revealed that the three dimensions of technopreneurship education (i.e., entrepreneurship course, entrepreneurship practical and internet facility) were significantly related to business intention. Also, findings show that inadequate facility and financial constraint constitute challenges that hinder technopreneurship, while adequate facility and availability of funds were perceived as the remedies to the challenges. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that government, banks and other stakeholders in education should assist universities in terms of providing financial assistance to students with business intention.
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整合尼日利亚大学的技术创业教育:减少青年失业的战略
根据国家统计局公布的数据,截至2018年第三季度,失业率为23.13%。鉴于上述情况,本研究提出技术创业教育是一种有效的战略,可以用来减少失业。本研究采用序贯混合方法(定量和定性)研究设计。数量部分的人口由Kwara州大学的300名学生组成,而质量部分的人口则由大学的讲师和工匠组成。采用分层法、定额法、随机法选取了370名受访者,采用目的性法和便利性法选取了讲师和工匠两名。采用《科技创业教育与创业意向问卷》(TBQ)和《科技创业教育与创业意向问卷访谈协议》(IPTEQ)等研究工具收集相关数据。定量和定性分析均发现,科技创业教育的三个维度(创业课程、创业实践和互联网设施)与创业意向显著相关。此外,调查结果表明,设施不足和财政拮据构成阻碍技术创业的挑战,而充分的设施和资金可用性被认为是解决这些挑战的办法。根据研究结果,建议政府、银行和其他教育利益相关者应协助大学为有商业意图的学生提供经济援助。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Educational Research is a well-known and respected periodical that reaches an international audience of educators and others concerned with cutting-edge theories and proposals. For more than 100 years, the journal has contributed to the advancement of educational practice in elementary and secondary schools by judicious study of the latest trends, examination of new procedures, evaluation of traditional practices, and replication of previous research for validation. The journal is an invaluable resource for teachers, counselors, supervisors, administrators, curriculum planners, and educational researchers as they consider the structure of tomorrow''s curricula. Special issues examine major education issues in depth. Topics of recent themes include methodology, motivation, and literacy. The Journal of Educational Research publishes manuscripts that describe or synthesize research of direct relevance to educational practice in elementary and secondary schools, pre-K–12. Special consideration is given to articles that focus on variables that can be manipulated in educational settings. Although the JER does not publish validation studies, the Editors welcome many varieties of research--experiments, evaluations, ethnographies, narrative research, replications, and so forth.
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