AWARENESS LEVEL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AMONG STUDENT IN F.C.E OSIELE, ABEOKUTA (EDUCATION PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS)
CHAPTER ONE
- INTRODUCTION
- BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Gana (2001) defines entrepreneurship education as the willingness and ability of an individual to seek not investment opportunities in an environment and ability to establish and run an enterprise successfully based on the identified opportunity available to them. It is observed by Oyenuga (2011) citing Igbo (1995) that entrepreneurship involves risk taking in human financial resources. In Baheman and Swellis (1999) view entrepreneurship is a manifestation of effective control of human intelligence, skill and financial resources to achieve great profit, Wikipedia, Higher school career and technical opportunity for students who may never go to college and as a way to upgrade a young person’s abilities to succeed as an employee as well as entrepreneur.
Ashmone (2002) see entrepreneurship as a vehicle to explain economic theory and to call American youth to the understand that entrepreneur is a career option for everyone and also a way to emphasize the importance of mathematics, science, language and arts and social studies. The view is further stressed by Ureabu (2011) that entrepreneurship education is a vehicle to develop academic skills and creative thinking under the free enterprise system. In the same vein, Uwameiye & Clark (2003) are of the view that entrepreneurship is a vehicle to empower adults to be self sufficient, independent, and income producing citizens.
Marilyn (2009) states that one of the only ways this generation is going to achieve a life style that is different from that of their parents is through entrepreneurship. It is for students to be prepared to make different career paths in a world that is constantly changing. Dike (2009) reports that youth unemployment appears to be shooting up the sky; because many of them lack ‘employability’ skills that are often acquired from vocational schools. The Vanguard Newspaper of December 23, 2004 notices “youth unemployment” nerved from 4.3% in 1985 to 15.3% in 1986 to 7.0% in 1987 and jumped to 60% to 1997. the report shows that in 2003 primary schools accounted for 14.7% unemployment secondary school 53.6% and tertiary school constituted 12.4%. He further states that the progress in Nigeria lies in the productivity of its citizens and quality education and genuine. Vocational programmes hold the key, this will improve economic growth and development strategies as part of poverty alleviation and assist the unemployed in job search.
