INFLUENCE OF BUSINESS EDUCATION CURRICULUM ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS OF MODIBBO ADAMA UNIVERSITY GRADUATES IN ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA

Modibbo Buba Muhammed (PhD), Anna Gana Mshelia (Ph.D), Ogwuche Gabriel Shaibu (PhD), Williams Adakye Ishaku

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The main objective of study was to assessed the influence of business education curriculum on entrepreneurship skills of Modibbo Adama university graduates in Adamawa state, Nigeria. Two research questions and two null hypotheses were raised and answered. The study adopted a descriptive survey design and the population constituted of 49 business education graduates of Modibbo Adama University, Yola. There was no sample since the population size was small and manageable. The instrument for data collection was a 20-items structured questionnaire titled: Influence of Business Education Curriculum on Entrepreneurship Skills Questionnaire (IBECESQ) and was validated by three experts from the Department of Vocational Education, Faculty of Education, Modibbo Adama university Yola, Adamawa state, Nigeria. In order to determine the reliability, the instrument was administered to 20 Business Education graduates, who were not part of the research study. Their responses were analyzed using the Cronbach alpha method, which yielded the coefficient alpha value of 0.73. The instrument was further administered to respondents by the researcher, with the help of two trained research assistants. The major findings of the research revealed that: business education curriculum has no significant influence on marketing skills and financial management skills of graduates of Modibbo Adama university Yola, Adamawa state Nigeria,the P?0.05.It was concluded that the curriculum of business education doesnt adequately provides the graduates of business education with marketing and financial management skills to be a successful entrepreneur. In line with the findings and conclusion, the study recommended among others that market observations should be included in business education curriculum as a compulsory course especially those students specialising in marketing, and should be properly supervised, assessed and pass before graduating. This will help in providing the students with practical knowledge and experienced on marketing skills that are lacking by some graduates of business education.

Key Word: Influence, Business Education, Curriculum, Entrepreneurship Skills and Graduates.


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