Perception of Adult Learners on Entrepreneurship Education in Adult Literacy Centers towards Economic Stability in Sokoto Metropolis
- February 26, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: Education, IJRSI
International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume VII, Issue II, February 2020 | ISSN 2321–2705
Fauziya Isiya Bakori, Ladi Muhammad Bello & Bashar Ibrahim
Department of Adult and Non-formal Education, Shehu Shagari College of Edcuation, Sokoto, Nigeria
Abstract:- Entrepreneurship is an important element for economic stability in the country this can only be achieved through accessing quality education among adult learners who would becomes the future Entrepreneurs, Economist and administrative leaders in the world. This paper investigated on Adult learners’ perception on entrepreneurships education in adult literacy centers within Sokoto metropolis for economic stability in Nigeria. The study employed descriptive survey design and the sample size of 264 respondents were selected representing the total population of 700 adult learners with the help of R.V.Krejcie and D.W.Morgan (1970) table of selecting samples from population. Questionnaires’ was used to collect data from the respondents. The data collected were analyzed using frequency and percentage with the help of SPSS version 20 the research findings shows that, the adult learners had Key interest on entrepreneurship education. Therefore, it was recommended that, entrepreneurship education should be encouraged to enable adult learners identify more functional aspect of their curricular and have more positive attitudes on entrepreneurship Education for Economic Stability.
Key words: Entrepreneurship, Adult Learners and Economic Stability
I. INTRODUCTION
Nigeria was bless with numerous natural resources of different kinds ranging from materials and human resources, yet our economy is not doing well as a result of economic instability and entrepreneurship development. The economy is stagnant resulting to in ability of the people to involve into entrepreneurship activities that will make them self reliant and dependant. (Ogundele, 2006) entrepreneurship can be explained as the process of emergence Behavior and performance of entrepreneur through acquiring skills. He noted that a focus on entrepreneur is a focus on the processes involve in the initiation of new organization, the behavior of such organization and its performance in term of profit made in line with the statement made by (Osuagwu, 2002) entrepreneurship is a catalyst to increase the rate of economic growth creating Jobs opportunities as well as reducing the dependence on the import of manufactured. The entrepreneurship is a process under taking by government to reduce the level of poverty in the society. It also consist the creation and innovation of new ideas to promote new sets of attitudes and culture for the Attainment of future challenge (Arogundade, 2011)
