ENHANCING ENTREPRENEURSHIP HIGHER EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AMONG UNDERGRADUATES IN MICHAEL AND CECILIA IBRU UNIVERSITY, DELTA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study employs a survey design to determine opinions of undergraduates on entrepreneurship higher education for sustainable development at Michael and Cecilia Ibru University, Agbarha-Otor, Delta State, Nigeria. Two research questions and one null hypothesis guide the study. The population of study comprised 632 students. Out of the population, 211 students used as a sample size using the Taro Yamane formula. A structured instrument containing 15 items is used for data collection. Both content and face validity are carried out by two experts. A reliability coefficient of 0.65 of the instrument is determined using Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The researcher personally administered the instrument on the sample. Out of the 211 copies administered, 187 (89%) copies retrieved from the field. Both mean and standard descriptive statistics were used to provide answer to the research questions, while t- test is used to test the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. Findings reveal that entrepreneurship education through effective application of teaching-learning approach and curriculum implementation enhance students towards sustainable development. The result of the tested hypothesis shows that the null hypothesis of no significance is rejected based on undergraduates’ experience, and accepted on the basis of their gender, irrespective of the influencing factors. The study recommends that both appropriate teaching-learning methods and all-inclusive curriculum implementation should be encouraged.