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TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION OF INTEGRATING AGRICULTURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL AGRICULTURE CURRICULUM

Olatomide Waheed Olowa

Department of Agricultural Education Federal College of Education (Technical) Akoka

 Author E-mail: Olowa1@yahoo.com 

Accepted 13 Feburary , 2015

This study identified and described secondary school agriculture teachers’ perceptions regarding entrepreneurship and determine their entrepreneurial leanings toward and interest in integrating entrepreneurship concepts into their curricula. Respondents perceived that entrepreneurship is a learned skill, creativity and innovation that can be nurtured, and almost everyone has potential to research and create a business. Majority of the respondents perceived that entrepreneurs can have global influence, can create wealth and jobs, and are driven by desires to create their own destinies. Regarding their own inclinations to start enterprises, majority of the respondents indicated that they occasionally or frequently considered starting their own enterprises. About 10% of the respondents indicated that they always saw business opportunities and desired to establish and become bosses of their own businesses. 43% of the respondents frequently or always integrated entrepreneurial concepts into their courses and nearly 60% of the respondents nurtured students’ business ideas. However, just about 30% of the teachers frequently or always engaged students in specific product creation, marketing, sales, and evaluation. Nearly all (98.7 percent) of the respondents agreed that agriculture teachers should integrate entrepreneurial concepts into their curriculum.

 Keywords: Agricultural entrepreneurship, Secondary school, education, creativity, opportunities, curriculum, business

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February 2015 Vol. 2(1)

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