IMPACT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION ON ENTREPRENEUR INTENTION: CASE STUDY OF SELECTED SCHOOLS FROM NORTH-WESTERN NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examines the impact of entrepreneurship study on students’
entrepreneurship intention using North-western Nigeria as a case study.
Pairwise correlation test and Probit regression techniques were adopted to
analyse primary data sourced through the administration of a structured
questionnaire. The questionnaires were administered to 1,871 randomly
selected final-year students of six degree awarding institutions across the four
purposively selected states in the north-western region. The results revealed that
entrepreneurship education has a significant positive impact on students’
entrepreneurship intention. The correlation test indicated strong correlates
between entrepreneurship education and other explanatory variables. Using a
ranked test based on age, it was forecasted that student that falls within the age
rank of 2 versus rank of 1 increase the log odds of entrepreneurship intention
by 1.748. The log odds increase to 1.752 for students that fall within the age
rank of 3. However, the log odds of entrepreneurship intention of students within
the age rank of 4 are insignificant. The study further established that the
intermediating role of entrepreneurship education on students' intention is
positive. The policy implication of these findings is that effective and efficient
entrepreneurship training has the capability of changing the biased mindset of
most students due to the negative influence of relatives, and parents, as such
builds students' confidence as successful entrepreneurs.