This paper is published in Volume-8, Issue-1, 2023
Area
Vocational Education
Author
Susan Kurgat, Maliro John
Org/Univ
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya, Kenya
Pub. Date
01 March, 2023
Paper ID
V8I1-1168
Publisher
Keywords
Perceptions, Entrepreneurship Education, Students’ Self-Employment, Job Creation, Job Seeking Intentions, National Polytechnics

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Susan Kurgat, Maliro John. Students’ perceptions towards entrepreneurship education for self-employment, job creation, and job-seeking intentions in national polytechnics in western Kenya, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Susan Kurgat, Maliro John (2023). Students’ perceptions towards entrepreneurship education for self-employment, job creation, and job-seeking intentions in national polytechnics in western Kenya. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 8(1) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Susan Kurgat, Maliro John. "Students’ perceptions towards entrepreneurship education for self-employment, job creation, and job-seeking intentions in national polytechnics in western Kenya." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 8.1 (2023). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

This study investigated the perceptions of entrepreneurship finalist students towards entrepreneurship education for self-employment, job creation, and job-seeking intentions in National Polytechnics in western Kenya. Theory of Planned Behaviour by Ajzen (1991). This theory links one’s beliefs and behavior. Using a quantitative approach, the study adopted a descriptive survey research design, and data was collected from all 273 entrepreneurship diploma students using questionnaires in Uasin Gishu and Trans Nzoia Counties. The researcher used a simple random sampling technique to select two National polytechnics out of five National polytechnics in Western Kenya, purposive sampling procedures to select students (level of study). Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21 where descriptive and inferential statistics were performed. The study revealed that: Students have a positive perception towards entrepreneurship education and they agreed that it influences their self-employment and job creation intentions and the entrepreneurial background of students influences their self-employment and job creation intentions. The study recommends that entrepreneurship education tutors should use active methods that cultivate an entrepreneurial culture among students and the Kenya institute of curriculum development should work closely with curriculum implementers to review the entrepreneurship education syllabus to make it more practical oriented and ensure that it is fully implemented and evaluated so as to enhance venture into entrepreneurial activities to create jobs for others as well as being self-employed.