LEVERAGING SELF-EFFICACY AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING TO ACCELERATE VENTURE CREATION AMONGST PRESERVICE TEACHERS IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA
Keywords:
Colleges of Education, Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy, Entrepreneurial Leadership Training, Nigeria, Preservice Teachers, Venture Creation Behaviour.Abstract
This study examines how entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial leadership training influence venture creation behaviour among preservice teachers in state-owned Colleges of Education in the North-Central region of Nigeria. Specifically, the level of entrepreneurial self-efficacy, entrepreneurial leadership and venture creation behaviour by preservice teachers in Colleges of Education in North Central Nigeria. The study raised three research questions and two hypotheses. The study employed a descriptive correlational design and administered a structured questionnaire (Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy, Leadership Training, and Venture Creation Questionnaire – ESELTVQ) to a sample of 300 Business Education students selected through a multistage sampling technique. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and Pearson Product-Moment Correlation to test hypotheses at the 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that (1) preservice teachers report high levels of entrepreneurial self-efficacy (grand mean = 3.45, SD = 0.60) and (2) high levels of entrepreneurial leadership training (grand mean = 3.40, SD = 0.67), and (3) high levels of venture creation behaviour (grand mean = 3.39, SD = 0.67). Furthermore, significant positive relationships were found between entrepreneurial self-efficacy and venture creation (r = .93, p < .01) and between leadership training and venture creation (r = .95, p < .01). The study recommended amongst others that Business education lecturers should continue to emphasize on building preservice teachers’ entrepreneurial self-efficacy through proper knowledge and skill acquisition.
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