REINVENTING NIGERIAN EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION
Journal Title: Academic Research International - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
This paper discusses reinventing Nigerian education for sustainable youth empowerment through entrepreneurial education. The paper focus on the meaning of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship skill development in Nigerian educational system, historical development of entrepreneurship in Nigeria, characteristics of entrepreneur, types, the challenges of self-employment to Nigerian youths and role expectations of an entrepreneur before conclusion. Recommendations made among others are that, students should be trained in some occupations in order for them to be useful to themselves and the nation at large. There should be an improvement in students’ occupation/career information through community linkages such as field trips, shadowing experiences and internship.
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K. K. Animn
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