TITLE:
Entrepreneurial Skill Needs of Secretarial Education Graduates of Colleges of Education for Self Sustainability in Enugu State, Nigeria
AUTHORS:
E. A. C. Etonyeaku, J. A. Kanu, H. A. Ezeji, J. N. Chukwuma
KEYWORDS:
Entrepreneurial Education, Skill, Secretarial Education, Self Sustainability
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Industrial and Business Management,
Vol.4 No.10,
October
21,
2014
ABSTRACT: The study was
carried out to determine the entrepreneurial skill needs required by
secretarial education graduates of college of education for self sustainability
in Enugu State. Four research questions and two null hypotheses guided the
study. The study adopted a descriptive research design that made use of 40 item
structured questionnaire. The population for the study was 238 respondents. The
questionnaire was face-validated by three experts. Cronbach Alpha method was
used to determine the reliability of the items and a coefficient of 0.75 was
obtained. The questionnaire was administered on 238 respondents by the
researchers with the help of three research assistants trained by the
researchers. Two hundred and thirty-eight copies of the questionnaire were
returned and considered valid. The analysis was done using mean for research
questions and t-test statistic for the hypotheses. The findings revealed that
the 40 entrepreneurial skill needs were required by the graduates for self
sustainability. It therefore was recommended among others that secretarial
education graduates should be encouraged to acquaint themselves with all the
relevant entrepreneurial skills that will enable them to be self sustained in
the society.