AYO-SOBOWALE OMOTAYO MOPELOLA

Educational Management

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Topic: EFFECT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION ON ENTREPRENEURIAL PERFORMANCE ON UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN SOUTH-WEST OF NIGERIA

Description: Introduction: Entrepreneurship is a remarkable force that has a huge impact on facilitating growth and societal progress of a nation. It involves innovation, employment creation and social empowerment. Entrepreneurship involves identifying, evaluating and exploiting opportunities and introducing new products to the market through organized efforts Carree Thurik, 2012 . According to research, entrepreneurship is a particular type of a planned and intentional act that can promote efficiency in the economy by providing employment through new job creation, innovation and economic growth. The recognition of entrepreneurship in economic development and employment creation and was therefore integrated into Higher Education, it is been emphasized now that 21st universities have become important engines of technological development and economic growth. Therefore, universities today are faced with the function of establishing and developing an entrepreneurship-oriented economy. Also,the universities are seen to play important role in helping to realize the governments effort in cultivating and stimulating entrepreneurial intentions EI among students to venture into business as their career after graduation. Moreover, entrepreneurial programmes offered by universities provide useful business skills for future independent entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial individuals. The introduction of entrepreneurship education is to improve the academic performance, to develop the skills in the students, to learn new subject and learn some basic skills like practical market skills.Aims/objectives: The research is to examine the effects of entrepreneurship education variables Curriculum practices, Teaching methodologies, and entrepreneurial industrial attachments on students entrepreneurial performance of university undergraduate students in NigeriaMethodology: The sample consisted of all final year students that must have taken entrepreneurship education as a course or a course under the GNS. The research was anchored on the epistemology philosophy.The tools used were both descriptive and inferential analysis.Expected results: The findings showed that all the variables of interest indicated positive and significant effects on entrepreneurial performance.Contribution to knowledge: The research pointed out that there is a significant relationship between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial performance of university undergraduates in terms of their intents to start business/ venture creation. Also, the study bridged the gap in literature on the benefits of students going for entrepreneurial industrial attachments having new ideas and building job-related skills, communication and practical skills. and to be exposed to real business experiences not found in schools.

#	Certificate	School	Year
1.	Ph.D (ENTREPRENEURSHIP)	KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE, ILORIN	2021

Innovative Entrepreneurial skills and formation of small and medium enterprises in Lagos State Nigeria

Research in progressTopic: Innovative entrepreneurial skills and formation of small and medium enterprise in Lagos State ,NigeriaIntroductionSmall and medium enterprises are a veritable tool for economic growth and development. They play a key role in promoting prosperity by creating new jobs and increasing a Nigeria economic prosperity. More than half of the job in developing countries is created by SMEs and they dominate the private sector space in the economy. Enterprises depend on the entrepreneurial ability to innovate, plan and execute ideas leading to small businesses as a tool for wealth creation and poverty alleviation. The formation of SMEs is necessitated by a couple of drivers such as innovative entrepreneurial skills.Aims /objectives The study intends to examine the influence of innovative entrepreneurial skills on the formation and growth of SMEs in Lagos State of Nigeria.Methodology Inductive approach of data collection will be used to gather information from entrepreneurs in Lagos State of Nigeria. Data will be collected through online survey questionnaire and it will be administered to a population of 50 SMEs owners in Lagos state. The research will use judgmental sampling technique.Expected resultThe findings of this study will lead to increasing number of SMEs formation which will lead to the growth of economy and invariably leading to the generation of employment and reduction of poverty.Contribution to knowledge This study will be of immense help to entrepreneurship researchers, policy maker and small and medium enterprise formation.

AYO-SOBOWALE MOPELOLA is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Educational Management

AYO-SOBOWALE has a Ph.D in ENTREPRENEURSHIP from KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE, ILORIN