Abstract
The study determined the relationship between peer influence and SIWES and computer Education Students' Entrepreneurial Intentions in Hardware Maintenance enterprises in Federal Universities in South-East Nigeria. The population for the study was 96 subjects, consisting of 16 final year students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 29 final year students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka and 51 final year students of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike. The total enumeration sampling technique was used to select the entire population (96) due to the manageable size. A 26-item structured questionnaire titled “Determinants of Computer Education Students' Entrepreneurial Intentions in Hardware Maintenance Enterprise. was used to elicit responses from the respondents. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach alpha method yielding a reliability coefficient of 0.829. Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was used to answer the research questions while p-value associated with the correlation coefficient was used to test the null hypotheses at .05 level of significance. It was revealed that peer group influences have positive relationship with entrepreneurship intentions of Computer Education students in federal universities in South-East Nigeria. It was also revealed that students industrial work experience scheme has negative relationship with entrepreneurship intentions of Computer Education students in federal universities in South-East Nigeria. It was further discovered that there was no significant relationship between peer group influences, Students Industrial Works Experience Scheme (SIWES) and entrepreneurial intentions of Computer Education students in computer hardware maintenance in federal universities in South-East, Nigeria. It was recommended that Federal universities in South-East Nigeria should revamp the SIWES program to focus on developing entrepreneurial skills among students, incorporating components such as business planning, marketing, and financial management.
Keyword: Peer Influence, SIWES, Entrepreneurial Intentions, Hardware Maintenance, Enterprise.
Publication Date: 2025-07-15