ENTREPRENUERIAL EDUCATION: THE PANACEA FOR UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDERDEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
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Entrepreneurial, education, tool, gatewayAbstract
Entrepreneurial education is seen as a foundation for economic and educational development. The success of many nations in tackling major developmental problems such as poverty, unemployment, and social vices, among others, can be traced to entrepreneurial education, which some of the countries in the world adopted. However, despite the government's efforts to improve educational and economic development; poverty, unemployment, and inadequate educational funding continue to rise in geometric progression in the country. It is against this backdrop that this study examined the linkages between entrepreneurial education as a panacea to unemployment and underdevelopment of education in Nigerian State. This study adopted a historical approach, and derived its data from both primary and secondary sources. The study revealed that entrepreneurial education is the fulcrum to the menace of unemployment and educational underdevelopment in Nigerian state. However, key elements that would catapult Nigerian state into this trajectory of educational development, such as the provision of ICT systems in the form of projectors, laptops, computer systems, and the use of electronic boards for lectures are lacking or in a dilapidated state in Nigerian universities. Therefore, this paper recommended, among others, a comprehensive implementation of entrepreneurial education at all levels of education in Nigeria. This will enhance the development of a total person with the required skills, knowledge, and value in identifying the needs of society and proffering solutions to them through a viable economy.
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