Utilizing Innovative Instructional Strategies in the Development of Entrepreneurial Skills in Business Education Students in Ogun State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study focused on Utilizing Innovative Instructional Strategies in the Development of Entrepreneurial Skills in Business Education Students in Ogun State, Nigeria. The study was carried out due to the realization of the writers that most graduates of Business Education in Ogun State Higher Institutions despite their knowledge and skills in Entrepreneurship Education do not get self-employed. They will go about looking for employment, getting underemployed and even being frustrated because of lack of employment. Descriptive survey research was adopted for the study.It was guided by two research questions and two hypotheses. The population of the study consisted of 24 lecturers and 289 final year students studying Business Education in six (6) Higher Institutions in Ogun State. Structured questionnaire containing 30 items on a 5 point Linkert Scale was used to obtain information from the respondents.Three hundred and thirteen (313) questionnaires were administered to respondents and three hundred and nine (309) were retrieved and used for the study. The data collected were analysed using mean and standard deviation while t-test parametric test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 levels of significance. The findings revealed amongst others that utilization of innovative instructional strategies in the development of Entrepreneurial Skilled in Business Education Students would make more students put the skilled into practice by becoming self-employed and employers of labour. It was also found out that most lecturers don’t apply these strategies because of load of work, lack of skills on this strategy, population of students and non-availability of required resources. One major recommendation was that innovative strategies should be used for better understanding and appreciation of entrepreneurial skill to enhance innovative and creativity.