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Entrepreneurship Education and Entrepreneurship Intentions among Nigerian University Students: Implications for Employment and Education Policy
by A. A. Adegboye, O.O. Aiyegbusi, A. G. Awotobi and O. Omisakin

Abstract:
The study investigates the effects of entrepreneurship education on the entrepreneurial intentions of Obafemi Awolowo University final year bachelors' students using Ajzen model. Unlike most existing studies that utilize data from developed economies, the current work focuses on a developing country, Nigeria. The methodological approach involves analysis of questionnaires distributed to the undergraduate students in their final year covering Schools of Technology and Social Sciences. The findings suggest positive relationship between entrepreneurship education and intentions. Also socio-economic attributes such as gender and position in the family have significant influence on the intentions of the respondents. Given the significance and importance of entrepreneurship education, it is imperative to reform the Nigerian educational systems to allow and encourage creativity, innovativeness among students and creation of start-ups by graduates.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurial Intention, Undergraduate Students, Nigeria

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