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VOL. 6, ISSUE 1 (2024)
Relationship between entrepreneurship education and reduction of unemployment among educational management graduate students in Imo State University
Authors
Gladys Ejimole Aleru, Cynthia Obiageli Patricia Okere
Abstract
The study examined the Relationship between
Entrepreneurship Education and Reduction of Unemployment among Educational
Management Graduate Students in Imo State University. The researcher formulated
three (3) objectives of the study, three (3) research questions and three (3)
null hypotheses that guided the study. The study adopted correctional research
design. The population of this study consisted of 662 Educational Management
Graduates in Imo State University. These are Educational Management graduates
from 2022/2023 academic session. The sample for this study consists of 50
percent of the total population with a total sample size of 331 students. The
sampling technique used for the study was simple random sampling techniques
because all the respondents were given equal opportunity of been represented.
The instrument used for this study was 2 self structured questionnaire on
Entrepreneurship Education and Reduction of Unemployment. The data gathered was
analyse using Pearson Product Moment Correlation for both research questions
and test of hypotheses but the hypotheses were further subjected to
t-transformation to determine the level of significance with a critical value
of +1.96, when the calculated value was less than the critical value of +1.96,
the null hypotheses was accepted and rejected` when the calculated t-value was
greater than t-critical value of +1.96. Findings of the study revealed that
managerial skills, accounting skills and technical skills have positive
influence in reduction of unemployment among Educational Management graduate
students in Rivers State owned universities. The study recommends that:
government should made available to skills acquisition centres as a training
manual and government should encourage retraining of Educational Management
lecturers to acquire human relations, innovative and problem-solving skills
since they cannot give what they do not have.
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Pages:32-41
How to cite this article:
Gladys Ejimole Aleru, Cynthia Obiageli Patricia Okere "Relationship between entrepreneurship education and reduction of unemployment among educational management graduate students in Imo State University". International Journal of Social Research and Development, Vol 6, Issue 1, 2024, Pages 32-41
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