PARENTAL ENTERPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE AND PEER GROUP JNFLUENCE AS PREDICTORS OF ENTERPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS OF UNDERGRGRADUATES IN UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN
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2017-11
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Department Science Education Faculty of Education University of ilorin
Abstract
Unemployment has been seen as one of the problems bedeviling Nigeria society
in recent times. This has attention of different stakeholders in the country majorly
on how it can be reduced to a notable level if not totally eradicated. Most of the
concerned stakeholders came into a conclusion that the menace was due to
graduates' lack of business ideas. Hence this study carried out investigation on
social factors as predictors of entrepreneurial intention among undergraduates in
University of Ilorin. The objectives of the study were to: (i) find out the extent of
entrepreneurial intentions of undergraduates in University of Ilorin; (ii) the influence
of parents' entrepreneurial experience on entrepreneurial intentions of
undergraduates in University of Ilorin; and (iii) the peer group influence on
entrepreneurial intentions of undergraduates in University of Ilorin. Descriptive
research method of the survey type was adopted by this research. Three research
questions were raised and one hypothesis was postulated and tested. 256
respondents out of 1,298 undergraduates that offered GSE 301 (Graduate
Entrepreneurship) during 2015/2016 academic session were sampled using,
Multistage sampling technique involving simple random, proportional and stratified
random sampling techniques were used to select the respondents. A researcher
designed questionnaire titled, Social Predictors of Entrepreneurial Intention
(SOPEI) was used to collect data from the respondents. The data collected were
analyzed using percentage and Multiple Regression Statistics. The findings of the
study revealed that undergraduates in University of Ilorin had high entrepreneurial
intentions. It was also revealed that Parents' entrepreneurial experience and Peer
group influence are good predictors of entrepreneurial intention of undergraduates
in University of Ilorin. It was recommended among others that parents should be
wary of friends that their children are keeping as this could make or mar their
entrepreneurial intentions. Teacher and parents should always encourage their
children with positive experience on business activities and find ways of
transforming negative experience to positive one.
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Journal of Curriculum and Instruction. 10,(1) 249-257
Keywords
PARENTAL ENTERPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE, PEER GROUP JNFLUENCE, ENTERPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS, UNDERGRGRADUATES, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN
Citation
6. Balogun, A.O., Oniye, R.K., Abdulaziz, I., Olokooba, I.N., & Muhammed, G.M.F. (2017). Parental entrepreneurial experience and peer group influence as predictors of entrepreneurial intentions of undergraduates in University of Ilorin.