The Influence of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Intention

Abstract

The effectiveness of entrepreneurship education programs depends on meeting the particular needs of the participants. Moreover, the major focus of such educational programmes is to build entrepreneurial awareness among aspiring entrepreneurs and help them choose this career path for professional employment. The objectives of the study was to determine the impact of the introduction of a role model on entrepreneurial intention and its antecedents and also to examine the influence of business planning activities on entrepreneurial intention and its antecedents. 110 copies of questionnaire were administered to the employees of Center for Entrepreneurship Studies of three Universities in Nigeria; they are (i) Center for Entrepreneurship Kwara State University Malete Nigeria (ii) Center for Entrepreneurship Lagos State University Nigeria (iii) Center for Entrepreneurship Ogun State University Nigeria to get primary data that treated and tested appropriate research questions and hypotheses accordingly. Analysis of variance (ANOVA), correlation efficient and regression analysis was employed. The Yamane formula was used to determine the sample size. The research found out that there is a significant relationship between introduction of a role model and entrepreneurial intention and its antecedents and also there is a significant relationship between business planning activities and entrepreneurial intention and its antecedents. This research suggests that entrepreneurs generally, and specifically education institution both government or public and private should consider both entrepreneurship programmes and embedded positive values or characteristics. With these combinations course designers should be able to improve the entrepreneur intention to start new business ventures.