INFLUENCE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL PERSONALITY TRAITS OF HOME ECONOMICS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ON THEIR FUTURE PLANS
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2014-12
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Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin
Abstract
This study investigated the influence of entrepreneurial personality traits on Home
economics undergraduate students in Department of Home Economics and Food
e University of Ilorin,Ilorin on their future plans. Three research questions were
formulated to guide the study. The sample size of seventy-two (72) undergraduate
students in three levels of 2013/2014 session was used. 24 undergraduate students from
Home-Economics option were selected while 48 undergraduate student were selected
from food science option. Both primary and secondary data were used for the study.
Entrepreneurial Personal Assessment Questionnaire was used to collect data. Frequency
counts, percentages and mean scores were used for data analysis. Results showed that the
respondents possessed entrepreneurial personality traits. In addition, the respondents
agreed that entrepreneurial personality traits had influence on the respondents.
Furthermore, the respondents had different future plan for the entrepreneurial personality
traits they possessed on Home Economics. Based on the findings, the following!
recommendations were made: the department under study needs to include more
entrepreneurial topics in their curriculum to equip students with more entrepreneurial
skills. In addition, Home-Economics should also identify successful entrepreneurs who
can act as role models for the student and organize special lectures and workshops to
trigger entrepreneurial spirit training in them to prepare them for leadership roles in their
future plan.
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Influence, Entrepreneurship, Personality, Traits, Home Economics