Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the strategies for improving entrepreneurship education among business education students of universities in the North East of Nigeria for self-reliance in a depressed economy. The study was guided by two research questions and two null hypotheses. The study adopted a survey research design due to the wide distribution of its' respondents. The population for the study was 187 final year students of business education. No sample was conducted due to the manageable size of the population. The instrument used for data collection was a 21–item questionnaire grouped in to two sections according to the research questions. The instrument was structured using 4–point rating scale. The questionnaire was validated by three experts and the reliability of the study was determined using Cronbach Alpha. The result of the reliability test yielded 0.71 showing that the instrument was reliable. Mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions and t-test statistics was used to test the two null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The results of the analysis revealed that the itemized strategies under instructional approaches and institutional strategies could be used to improve entrepreneurship education among business education students in universities in the North-East, Nigeria for self-reliance in a depressed economy. Among the recommendations based on the findings was that: business educators must ensure that their instructional delivery would ignite the spirit of entrepreneurship among the students. School administrators should update facilities for entrepreneurship education.
Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Business Education, Self-Reliance, Depressed Economy.
Publication Date: 2025-12-10