Entrepreneurship Education Instructional Delivery in Higher Education Institutions in Osun State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study identified instructional delivery methods and determined the problems associated with the delivery of entrepreneurship education in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), particularly in Osun State, Nigeria. The study adopted the quantitative research design using survey approach. The population for the study consisted 48 lecturers and 2,384 students across the three HEIs owned by Osun State government. The sample was made up of 361 purposively selected respondents based on the courses offered and taught. This comprised 333 students offering one or more entrepreneurship education courses and 28 lecturers teaching entrepreneurship education courses from three HEIs in Osun state. The Entrepreneurship Education Instructional Delivery Questionnaire (EEID-Q) was used to elicit information from entrepreneurship education lecturers and students. Data gathered were analyzed using percentages. The results showed lectures and seminars (75%) as well as technology-enhanced learning (50%) as the predominant methods for teaching entrepreneurship education. It also showed the problems associated with the delivery of entrepreneurship education in Osun State HEIs. These include poor implementation of entrepreneurship education policies 327(90.5%), inadequate funding 325(89.9%), poor orientation and sensitisation for students 322(89.1%), non-inclusion of entrepreneurship education at basic level of education 319(88.3%), as well as infrastructural deficiency 315(87.2%). Consequently, it was recommended that student-centered instructional methods should be employed by entrepreneurship education lecturers to ensure effective delivery of the course. Government should also increase budgetary allocation to her HEIs to be able to establish and adequately equip entrepreneurial development centers for practical work and provide adequate training/instructional materials for the course, giving its relevance to graduate self-employment in this era of rising youth unemployment.