THE INFLUENCE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION ON BELIEFS, ATTITUDES AND INTENTIONS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF AFRICA UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 9
Abstract
The importance of entrepreneurship and small businesses activity to the development of any country cannot be overemphasized; this study attempts to analyze the influence of entrepreneurship education on beliefs, attitudes and intentions of Africa University alumni that graduated from the Faculty of Management and Administration (FMA) who took an elective course of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management in their final year of study. A cross-sectional survey using self-administered mail questionnaire was used on a population of 438 alumni that graduated between 2009 and 2012; a sample of 60 business graduates (X1) and another sample of 60 non-business graduates (X2) was selected. The study suggests that alumni who took an Entrepreneurial course have high rating scores on most indicators of entrepreneurship. It is therefore recommended that the entrepreneurship education be a core and integral component of the study curricula for all students irrespective of their chosen area of study.
Authors and Affiliations
Wehnam Peter Dabale| (Corresponding Author) Alumni Affairs Directorate Africa University P. O Box 1320 Mutare Zimbabwe Mobile: +263 772 305547 Email: dabalew@africau.edu, Thomas Masese| Faculty of Management and Administration Africa University P. O Box 1320 Mutare Zimbabwe Mobile: +263 772 754561 Email: maseset@africau.edu
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