Entrepreneurial Education at the Tertiary Level in Nigeria- Imperative for Poverty Reduction and Economic Development

Authors

  • Mbwa William Adiak Plateau State University, Faculty of Management Sciences, Department of Management Studies, Bokkos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
  • Israel Katura James Plateau State University, Faculty of Management Sciences, Department of Management Studies, Bokkos, Plateau State, Nigeria.

Keywords:

Economic Development, Education, Entrepreneurship, and Poverty Reduction.

Abstract

Globally, entrepreneurship is seen not only as the anti-dote to the astronomically growing socio-economic problem of unemployment, but particularly as the engine of economic growth and stability and by extension, the prosperity of nations. Accordingly, concerted efforts, backed by deliberate State policies and strategies, are normally geared towards its promotion and sustenance. The starting point has been recognized to be wholistic and integrated education and enlightening programmes/projects, such as the National Consortium on Entrepreneurship Education in the USA. Nigeria has not been left out of this global attention, as the National Universities

Author Biographies

Mbwa William Adiak, Plateau State University, Faculty of Management Sciences, Department of Management Studies, Bokkos, Plateau State, Nigeria.

Faculty of Management Sciences,
Department of Management Studies,

Lecturer II

Israel Katura James, Plateau State University, Faculty of Management Sciences, Department of Management Studies, Bokkos, Plateau State, Nigeria.

Faculty of Management Sciences,
Department of Management Studies,

Assistant Lecturer

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Published

2014-09-14

How to Cite

Adiak, M. W., & James, I. K. (2014). Entrepreneurial Education at the Tertiary Level in Nigeria- Imperative for Poverty Reduction and Economic Development. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 13(2), 110–128. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/929

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Vol. 13 No. 2 (2014)

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