IMPACT OF STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON THE MANAGEMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NASARAWA STATE

The study investigated the Impact of students’ perception on the management of entrepreneurship education in tertiary institutions in Nasarawa State. Two research questions with corresponding hypotheses were generated for the study. Cross-sectional research survey was used in the study. The targeted population of the study consists of all the 94,382 students obtained from the six tertiary institutions in Nasarawa State. The sample size of the study consisted of 382 respondents. The two hypotheses were tested using t-test statistics. The findings of the study showed that variation exists in the perception of students on the management of entrepreneurship education in Nasarawa State University. The findings further revealed that there is a significant perceived impact of coordination of lectures on the management of entrepreneurship education in tertiary institutions in Nasarawa State there is a perceived impact of post-graduation job creation ability on the management of entrepreneurship education in tertiary institutions in Nasarawa State. The study recommended that the director and other team members responsible for the management of entrepreneurship education in tertiary institutions in Nasarawa State should review the managerial process of the programme through re-planning, re-organizing, re-directing, re-coordinating, re-porting and re-budgeting to secure positive perception of students on entrepreneurship education management.

Perception of Students, Management and Entrepreneurship Education, Coordination of Lectures, Post-Graduation Job Creation Ability,

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