An Evaluation of Studentsa Attitude towards Entrepreneurship Education in some Selected Universities in North East Nigeria

B. M. Pulka

An Evaluation of Studentsa Attitude towards Entrepreneurship Education in some Selected Universities in North East Nigeria

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The aim of this study is to examine the cognitive, affective, and behavioural components of students’ attitude and to examine the overall attitude of students towards Entrepreneurship education in Nigerian universities. The respondents were students from five selected universities in north eastern Nigeria. Purposive sampling was used in selection of the universities, while simple random sampling was employed in selection of the respondents. The instrument used was structured questionnaire based on Likert scales ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree on four points. Four hundred questionnaires were distributed, but only three hundred and seventy five were successfully retrieved and analysed. SPSS version 16 was used in the analysis of the data. The study falls within the domain of descriptive study. The results indicated that the students cognitive component of attitude is rated at 84.31%, affective at 83.34%, while behavioural component at 78.72%. The overall attitude is at 82.12%.

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B. Pulka. 2014. "An Evaluation of Studentsa Attitude towards Entrepreneurship Education in some Selected Universities in North East Nigeria". Global Journal of Management and Business Research, Global Journal of Management and Business Research - A: Administration & Management GJMBR-A Volume 14 (GJMBR Volume 14 Issue A8).

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Crossref Journal DOI 10.17406/GJMBR

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affective Attitude behavior cognitive Education Entrepreneurship universities

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Submission ReceivedDecember 15, 2013
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