Comparative Evaluation of Human and Material Resources Use in the Implementation of Undergraduate Entrepreneurship-Education-Curriculum in North-Central Universities, Nigeria

Authors

  • AbdulGaniy AYUB Department of Social Sciences Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
  • Hamdallat Taiwo YUSUF Department of Social Sciences Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

Keywords:

Entrepreneurship education, Human resources, Material resources Curriculum, Private and Public universities

Abstract

Entrepreneurship education is a curriculum designed to equip learners with 21st-century labour market-required skills and to become job creators upon graduation. The actualization of these laudable objectives largely depends on the adequate provision and utilization of both human and material resources needed to effectively implement the curriculum. This study therefore aimed to find out and compare the adequacy of human and material resources used in the implementation of entrepreneurship education curricula in private and public universities in North-central Nigeria. The study adopted mixed-method research. All the 28 management boards of Entrepreneurship Education Centres as well as 102 lecturers of Entrepreneurship Education in the study locale formed the study’s population. 48 lecturers and 10 members of the boards, who are major stakeholders in the field of entrepreneurship education were sampled for the study. The sample was drawn through proportional and random sampling techniques. Data were collected through a researcher-designed instrument. This instrument was validated and tested for reliability with 0.78 and 0.75 obtained respectively. Frequency count, percentage, and ratio were used to analyze the data gathered. The findings of the study from both quantitative and qualitative methods revealed that the majority of the respondents in both institutions attested that both human and instructional resources provided and used for the implementation of the entrepreneurship curriculum were inadequate. The study therefore recommends that the relevant stakeholders need as a matter of urgency to employ more experts in the field of entrepreneurship. Also, the government and proprietors of the universities need to initiate a special intervention programme and budget for entrepreneurship education in the higher institution as it is a capital-intensive programme.

Author Biographies

AbdulGaniy AYUB, Department of Social Sciences Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

Department of Social Sciences Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

Hamdallat Taiwo YUSUF, Department of Social Sciences Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

Department of Social Sciences Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

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Published

2025-01-30

How to Cite

AYUB, A., & YUSUF, H. T. (2025). Comparative Evaluation of Human and Material Resources Use in the Implementation of Undergraduate Entrepreneurship-Education-Curriculum in North-Central Universities, Nigeria. Ilorin Journal of Education, 45(2), 1–13. Retrieved from https://ije.unilorinedu.sch.ng/index.php/ije/article/view/237