Adequacy of Teaching Techniques for Improved Entrepreneurship Education in Universities in Rivers State

Abstract:

This study assessed the adequacy of teaching techniques for improved entrepreneurship education in universities in Rivers State. Cross sectional survey research design was used for the study and the area of the study was Rivers State, Nigeria. The population of the study was thirty-two (32) business educators made up of 18 business educators from Rivers State University, 8 business educators from Ignatius Ajuru University of Education and 6 business educators from University of Port Harcourt. The entire population of 32 was studied; hence, a census of the population was done. The instrument used for the collection of data was a self-structured questionnaire titled “Adequacy of Teaching Techniques for Improved Entrepreneurship Education (ATTIEE)” developed using a four-point rating scale of very high extent, high extent, moderate extent and low extent. The instrument was validated by two business educators and one measurement and evaluation expert, all from the Faculty of Education, Rivers State University. The reliability of the instrument was determined using the test re-test method which was done through the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) and a reliability coefficient of 0.78 was obtained. Data analysis was done using mean and standard deviation while the hypothesis postulated was tested at 0.05 level of significance using one-way Analysis of Variance. Based on the results of the study, it was found that teaching techniques, to a high extent, are adequate for improved entrepreneurship education in universities in Rivers State. The study further found that there was no significant variation in the mean score of business educators in the three universities on the extent to which teaching techniques are adequate for improved entrepreneurship education in universities in Rivers State. The study concludes that teaching techniques, to a high extent, are adequate for entrepreneurship education in universities in Rivers State. One of the recommendations made was that business and entrepreneurship educators should pay attention to the caliber of students, the environment within which teaching is to take place and the available facilities or technology, when choosing the technique or techniques to be adopted in teaching entrepreneurship.