Entrepreneurship Education as a Tool for Reducing Unemployment among Educational Management Graduate Students in Rivers State Universities

Dr. Gladys Ejimole Aleru and Dr. Fortune Ihuoma Isi
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Dr. Gladys Ejimole Aleru: Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Dr. Fortune Ihuoma Isi: Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 2, 2220-2235

Abstract: The study examined Entrepreneurship Education as a tool for reducing unemployment among Educational Management graduate students in Rivers State Universities. To achieve the purpose of the study, the researcher formulated three (3) objectives of the study, three (3) research questions and three (3) null hypotheses that guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The population of this study consists of 784 Educational Management Graduates in Rivers State University and Ignatius Ajuru University of Education. These are Educational Management graduates from the 2022/2023 academic session. The sample for this study consists of 50 percent of the total population with a total sample size of 392 students. The sampling technique used for the study was simple random sampling techniques because all the respondents were given equal opportunity to be represented. The instrument used for this study was a self-structured questionnaire developed by the researcher. Data collected for this study were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions. While z-test statistics was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study revealed that technical skills, financial management skills and office management reduce unemployment among Educational Management graduate students in Rivers State Universities. It was therefore recommended that Educational Management graduates should endeavour to acquire themselves with all the relevant skills necessary for them to create, and maintain their customers’ needs and Educational Management lecturers should use suitable methods and resources to ensure that their students adequately acquire Technical Skills, Marketing skills, Financial Management Skills.

Date: 2024
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