THE ROLE OF FORMAL SCHOOL IN PROMOTING ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPACITIES IN NIGERIA
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ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine the role of formal school in promoting entrepreneurial capacities in Nigeria, using Edo university Iyamho, Edo State as a case study. The study was carried out to examine the role of formal school in promoting entrepreneurial capacity in Nigeria, determine the adequacy of school curriculum in promoting entrepreneurial capacity in Nigeria and identify the factors militating against the promotion of entrepreneurial capacity through formal school. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprised of Business studies students in Edo university Iyamho, Edo State. In determining the sample size, the researcher purposefully selected 147 respondents and 141 were validated. Self-constructed and validated questionnaire was used for data collection. The collected and validated questionnaires were analyzed using frequency tables, and mean scores. While the hypotheses was tested Pearson correlation statistical tool, SPSS v23. The result of the findings reveals that the role of formal school in promoting entrepreneurial capacity in Nigeria includes: enlightening students on the relevance of entrepreneurship, equipping students will the necessary entrepreneurial skills, boosting students entrepreneurial intentions and helping students realize their entrepreneurial abilities. Furthermore, the study revealed that the adequacy of school curriculum in promoting entrepreneurial capacity in Nigeria is inadequate. Therefore, it is recommended that students should be encouraged to have first-hand experiences by operating necessary machineries, engaging in extensive practical work, demonstrating their practical abilities from acquired knowledge. To mention but a few.
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