Exploration of Entrepreneurship and Employability Skills Needed for Poverty Alleviation: Evidence from Oyo State, Nigeria

IF 0.9 Q3 EDUCATION, SPECIAL
Ajibola Elisha Ojo, Sikiru Issa Nuhu
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This study focused on the exploration of entrepreneurship and employability skills needed for poverty alleviation in Oyo State. The study answered two research questions and tested two null hypotheses in line with the stated objectives. The target population of the study comprised two hundred and seven (207) 300Level and 400Level students in the Department of Educational Management in University of Ibadan, Nigeria. No sampling was done as the population is neither too small nor dispersal. Data were collected using a self-designed questionnaire titled “Questionnaire on Entrepreneurship and Employability Skills needed for Poverty Alleviation (QEESPA)”. Findings reveal that Soft skills are needed for poverty alleviation in Ibadan North Local Government area of Oyo State, Nigeria (mean = 3.22, SD = 0.71) and there was no significant difference in the mean responses of male and female respondents regarding business skills and poverty alleviation in Ibadan North Local Government area of Oyo State, Nigeria (t205 = 1.191, P>0.05). Based on the findings made, it is concluded that business and soft skills are essential for reducing poverty in Oyo State Nigeria, specifically in the Ibadan North Local Government Area and society s affected by absence or lack of these skills. Based on the conclusion drawn, it is recommended, among others, that appropriate government agencies should launch a vigorous awareness campaign to educate the public on the value of acquiring business skills.
探索减贫所需的创业和就业技能:来自尼日利亚奥约州的证据
这项研究的重点是探索奥约州减轻贫困所需的创业和就业技能。该研究回答了两个研究问题,并测试了两个与既定目标一致的零假设。该研究的目标人群包括尼日利亚伊巴丹大学教育管理系的207名300级和400级学生。由于总体既不太小也不分散,所以没有进行抽样。数据是通过自行设计的题为“减轻贫困所需的企业家精神和就业技能调查表”的问卷收集的。研究结果显示,尼日利亚奥约州伊巴丹北部地方政府区需要软技能来实现脱贫(mean = 3.22, SD = 0.71),尼日利亚奥约州伊巴丹北部地方政府区男女受访者对商业技能和脱贫的平均回答差异无统计学意义(t205 = 1.191, P>0.05)。根据调查结果得出的结论是,商业和软技能对于减少尼日利亚奥约州的贫困至关重要,特别是在伊巴丹北部地方政府区,以及因缺乏或缺乏这些技能而受到影响的社会。根据所得出的结论,除其他外,建议有关政府机构应发起一项积极的提高认识运动,教育公众了解获得商业技能的价值。
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期刊介绍: This well-established and respected journal covers the whole range of learning difficulties relating to children in mainstream and special schools. It is widely read by nasen members as well as other practitioners, administrators advisers, teacher educators and researchers in the UK and overseas. The British Journal of Special Education is concerned with a wide range of special educational needs, and covers all levels of education pre-school, school, and post-school.
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