Prospects and Challenges of Entrepreneurship Education in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions
Abstract
The core problem of unemployment in Nigeria has demotivated the Nigerian populace as the active population grows, along with the limited available white-collar job opportunities. This has brought frustration and uneasiness in the Nigerian labor market, particularly in the mid-1980s when the graduates began to feel the brunt of the problem. The unemployment crisis is analyzed, as well as the role of entrepreneurship education, particularly in its formation theorized to enhance and contribute to the graduates' self-actualization in the labor market. Many graduates feel the gap of traditional education. The emphasis of practical skills as borders, or self-confidence is the focus of the labor economy. By equipping students with the skills necessary for self-employment, entrepreneurship education can reduce youth dependency on the formal job market, alleviate poverty, and contribute to sustainable economic development. Nigerian Tertiary Institutions claim to provide entrepreneurship education. Poor funding and a curriculum of theorized education coupled with a lack of exposure, as well as an entrepreneurship attitude via a critical lens, has been the focus of this paper. A goal of positive self-actualization of graduates and an active decrease of the unemployment rate of the economy of Nigeria is sought. Self-actualization of graduates has also been analyzed throughout the paper. Nigeria has also experienced a low self-actualization rate of graduates. The financing of education has a positive effect on education. The paper advocates for a holistic policy framework focused on the teaching of entrepreneurship as a tool for fostering job creation among Nigeria's youth and stimulating sustained economic development.
Keywords
Prospects, Challenges, Entrepreneurship Education, Tertiary Institutions, Unemployment, Self-Reliance
Authors
Aderonke Grace, OJEYINKA, Matthew. O., OGUNLEKE, Taiwo Olubunmi, KEINDE
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