Lecturers’ Assessment of the Effectiveness of Implementation of Entrepreneurship Education Programme in Universities in Rivers State

Abstract

This study examined lecturers’ assessment of the effectiveness of implementation of Entrepreneurship
Education programme in universities in Rivers State. Descriptive research survey design guided the study. The
population of the study consists of 131 lecturers teaching Entrepreneurship Education from all the universities in
Rivers State. There was no sampling due to small population size and hence no sampling technique was used for
the study. Three research questions were answered while two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of
significance. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire which was validated by two
experts in Entrepreneurship Education from the Department of Business Education. The instrument was
patterned after modified-4-point rating scale. A reliability coefficient of 0.81 was established for the instrument
using Pearson Product Moment Correlation coefficient reliability method. Mean statistics was used to answer
research questions while One Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to test the hypotheses. The
findings of the study revealed that the objectives of Entrepreneurship Education have been implemented to a
Moderate Extent (ME) in tertiary institutions in Rivers State. The study also found that human and material
resources affect the effective implementation of Entrepreneurship Education in tertiary institutions in Rivers
State to a Moderate Extent (ME). Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others: that
National Universities Commission (NUC) and other accreditation bodies and agencies should constantly strive
to see level of implementation of Entrepreneurship Education programmes in universities in Rivers State and
there should be adequate provision of human resources, the study also revealed that training equipment,
machines and books should be provided by government, philanthropists and Non-Governmental
Organizations (NGOs) to universities offering Entrepreneurship Education.