The Perception of Students on the Need for Entrepreneurship Education in Teacher Education Programme

Abstract

The study investigated the need for entrepreneurship Education in the Teacher education programme as perceived by Federal College of Education Students, Osiele, Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria. The Study employed the descriptive survey research design. The sample consisted of two hundred college of education students selected, using stratified random sampling techniques. One research question and three null hypotheses guided this study. A twenty item questionnaire was used for data collection. Its validity and reliability were established using cronbachi's alpha. The value got was 0.81. Its reliability co- efficient was found to be 0.85. The data collected were analyzed using percentages, mean and t-test statistical tools. The results indicated that College of Education Students perceived entrepreneurship education as very important to their programme of study, because it affords them the opportunity to be innovative, resourceful, self-reliant, self- employed and leaders that can stand the test of time in their future endeavour. A major recommendation therefore is that, entrepreneurship education curriculum should be introduced into teacher education programme to enable students to be more motivated in identifying entrepreneurial opportunities both within and outside their area of specialization while they are undergoing education and training in the tertiary institution.