Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Activities of Business Educators in Rivers State

Abstract

The study examined the impact of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial activities of Business Educators
in Port-Harcourt metropolis, River State. Four research questions guided the study and four hypotheses were
tested in the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design with a sample size of 132 drawn as the
sample size with the aid of Crejcie and Morgan sample size determination table, out of which 72 are male and 60
are female were randomly selected from their respective places of business within Port-Harcourt metropolis. A
self-developed instrument titled “Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurship Activities of
Business Educators” was used in eliciting information from respondents. The instrument was duly validated by
the research supervisor and the split-half method of testing reliability was used and it yielded a reliability index
of 0.83, the research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation, while the hypotheses were
tested using z-test statistics at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that there is no significant different
in the mean scores of respondents on the impact of entrepreneurship education on business educators. Therefore,
the study recommended that; service businesses should be given more attention by Business Educators in Rivers
State. Merchandising businesses should be paramount in the mind of every Business Educator in Rivers State.