Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence the
performance of entrepreneurship education in public universities in Kenya with a
view to instill entrepreneurship culture to enhance job creation and minimize
poverty. The Specific objective were; to assess teaching approaches to
entrepreneurship education, to find out the relevance of the entrepreneurship
education curriculum, to assess the effectiveness of delivery of entrepreneurship
education and the effects of entrepreneurship education on the target beneficiaries.
In order to achieve the objectives of the study qualitative and quantitative
research was used. The research design used in this study was descriptive survey.
The target population was two hundred and fifty students and former students from
JKUAT, Kenyatta University and University of Nairobi.
The sampling methods that were adopted were both probability and nonprobability
sampling. Since the study was concerned with the relationship between
the identified dependent and independent variables, the regression and ANOVA
analysis were used to analyze the relationship between them. The results of the
ANOVA analysis shows there was a strong relationship between the variab les of
study and performance. All the Null hypotheses of the study which were tested
were rejected, showing that a relationship existed between the four variables of
study and performance.
From the results presented the lecturers for the undergraduate use mostly lecture
method, followed by experience stories, discussion and the use of case studies and
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guest speakers rarely used. Also lecturers prefer written classroom tests followed
by term papers, group presentation and project work.
The researcher recommends incubation centers be introduced in all the public
universities so that the students who come up with good ideas may be nurtured
there. An association of the lecturers teaching entrepreneurship in public
universities needs to be formed. This should include the representatives from the
Private sector and other stakeholders to address the challenges faced when teaching
entrepreneurship also entrepreneurship unit need to be introduced to the student
when they are in the first year, so that they may develop the attribute necessary for
self employment and change their attitudes early enough.
