Abstract
This research empirically studied the impact of entrepreneurship education on students’ entrepreneurial intentions: a study of selected universities in Lagos, South-West Nigeria. The specific objective of this study was to determine the contribution of entrepreneurship education to the enhancement of entrepreneurial intentions in students to create new ventures as soon they complete their studies using some selected Universities in Lagos as a study area. The study was based on planned behaviour theory, a conceptual model to predict and explain behaviour across a wide range of different types of behaviour and in different disciplines. The filled and retrieved questionnaire from the sample of 660 were used. The hypotheses data were tested using the spearman rank order correlation coefficient. The results of this study indicate that the entrepreneurial education variables (entrepreneurial intentions, entrepreneurial drive and entrepreneurial competence) have a significant impact on students’ intention of venture creation. It was recommended that entrepreneurial education should be a prioritised objective in the educational policy of the government and to promote role models.
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