Revisiting Entrepreneurship Education (EE) and the development of learners in Nigeria

Abstract: This article revisited the mainstreaming of Entrepreneurship Education (EE) into Nigeria’s educational system and the impact on learners. Relying on content analysis of data obtained through secondary sources, it evaluates the patterns of EE in schools, its synergies with entrepreneurship-related programmes beyond the educational system, stakeholders’ involvement, the outcomes and results. The findings show that EE has not visibly promoted the building and development of learners’ capacity and society. This partly accounts for the increasing rate of unemployability, unemployment and poverty in the country. The paper recommends: (i) a shift from the focus on ‘traditional trade’¹ subjects that are still taught in schools in a digital age to contemporary and evolving entrepreneurship subjects; (ii) building of functional synergies between entrepreneurship education in schools and entrepreneurship-related programmes beyond the schools introduced by government, development partners and the private sector. The paper constructs a model for entrepreneurship education value-chain in line with the recommended approaches that promotes learners and societal development.

Keywords: Development of learners in Nigeria, Digital age, Educational system, Entrepreneurship Education (EE), Entrepreneurship Education value-chain.

Title: Revisiting Entrepreneurship Education (EE) and the development of learners in Nigeria

Author: Vincent Chukwukadibia Onwughalu

International Journal of Novel Research in Education and Learning

ISSN 2394-9686

Vol. 10, Issue 5, September 2023 - October 2023

Page No: 48-60

Novelty Journals

Website: www.noveltyjournals.com

Published Date: 29-September-2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8389490

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