Entrepreneurship is globally accepted as a critical
component of national and local development. Research has become increasingly
interested in the various ways in which entrepreneurial activity can be
realized. This study was formulated to explore the perspectives of students of
entrepreneurship at a selected University on the prioritization of the
practical component in their studies. The prioritisation of the practical
component of entrepreneurial education was deemed to be important in enhancing
the transition of entrepreneurial intentions to real entrepreneurial activity.
The specific study question was: How can the practical component of the
entrepreneurship course be effectively implemented for entrepreneurial
intentions to become real entrepreneurship practice among graduates? The study
adopted a focus group discussion technique for data collection involving
fourteen (14) students of entrepreneurship in their final year. The results
showed that the students felt there was a need to shift from classroom-based
teaching to a more practically oriented and industry-linked form of
entrepreneurship education. The students also suggested the relevance of
blending practical activities with entrepreneurship theory or starting
entrepreneurship education with practicals for the learners to realize the
value of hands-on activities early. The results of the study also indicated the
need for contextually relevant entrepreneurial education that is based on the
ubuntu principle of African societies. Students felt entrepreneurship education
should strengthen such attitudes as resilience, hard work and perseverance
which the learners acquired early in their families.
Author(s)details:-
Nteboheng Patricia
Mefi
Department of Administration and Information Management, Walter Sisulu
University, South Africa.
Samson Nambei Asoba
Department of Administration and Information Management, Walter Sisulu
University, South Africa.
Please See the book
here :- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/crbme/v8/8110E
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