Entrepreneurship Education and National Development: Evidence from Nigeria
Abstract: This study examined the extent to which entrepreneurship education has impacted the development of the Nigerian economy over a ten year period (2004 2013). This is at the instance of the intensity of the government´s efforts at stimulating entrepreneurial activities amongst Nigerian students. By applying a survey design in combination with multiple holistic case study design, we collected data from 1000 respondents across five states in Nigeria. The respondents include former students who participated in the Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) programmes, as well as a cross section of former students who participated in the Entrepreneurship education programme introduced by the National Universities Commission (NUC) during the five year period ending in 2013. It is believed that the result of this study will add value to an earlier study by Pittaway, and Cope (2007). That study analyzed data obtained via the use of a systematic literature review, and concluded amongst others that “what is unclear is the extent to which such education impacts on the level of graduate entrepreneurship or whether it enables graduates to become more effective entrepreneurs” (pp. 20). The present study applies correlation and pair wise analysis to determine the degree of entrepreneurial activities that arose from these progammes and measure their overall contribution (if any) towards Nigeria´s GDP over a specified period.
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Authors: Ntiedo J. Umoren, Essien E. Akpanuko, Sunday S. Akpan
