Towards a responsible entrepreneurship education and the future of the workforce

Abstract

This article explores how entrepreneurship education (EE) could be adopted towards improving graduate's skills and preparing the future workforce. It adopts interviews with 30 experienced higher education academics, executives of employment and work placement agencies in Nigeria that reveals substantial benefits of adopting entrepreneurial pedagogics, critical thinking and problem-based learning (PBL). The critical question is how can EE practices be utilised in higher education to improve future workforce? Linked to the UN Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME), this study is based on the model of curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular learning pipeline that focuses on 'learning in the curriculum' and 'learning beyond the curriculum'. The model somehow links to the six domains that formed our analytical modelknowledge and cognitive learning, innovation in teaching pedagogy, change in thinking, change in attitudes, social learning and change in action.

What can be done to improve higher education quality and graduate employability in Nigeria? A stakeholder approach

“…If possible, make all HEIs private-public enterprises arrangement.This participant went on to emphasize that some of the regulations imposed by education agencies were no longer fit for purpose in the 21st-century environment of global competitiveness:The regulation barring opening multi-city campuses and foreign universities operating in Nigeria does not encourage competitions and internationalization of HE.Some participants thought an increase in private investment would enable increased funding to universities and so an increase in research and innovation. As the founder of a private university argued,Relax stringent rules on registration of private universities and allow international recognised HEIs to set up campuses in Nigeria as obtainable in many developing countries like China and Malaysia.Previous studies have called on the government to encourage collaboration between universities, industry and NGOs through increasing capacity-building among education stakeholders to encourage practical education (Igwe et al, 2019b). Other potential improvements highlighted by participants were the provision of modern facilities, Internet access, modern classrooms, hostels, and alternative electric power and the supply of potable water in the campuses.…”

“…It was also suggested that competitions might be established to enable graduates to access loans to start a business rather than seek employment. Igwe et al (2019b) recommend private–public partnership initiatives through the development of science and engineering centres or hubs in Nigerian state capitals to encourage innovation and research activities.…”

“…Others highlighted the role of business leaders and the wider community in promoting appropriate values, engaging in CSR, establishing a campaign against corruption and nepotism, so influencing teachers’ and students’ attitudes and orientation. Previous studies have found that cultural orientation and corruption are the most debilitating factors affecting education (Igwe et al, 2019b).…”

Discovering Digital Technology Training Challenges for Future-Ready Educator: A Preliminary Study from Trainer Perspective

“…al, 2017). Despite the facts that many developed countries had provided the best digital technological infrastructure, digital technology policies and collaboration with private industries (Gil-Flores, Rodrí guez-Santero, and Torres-Gordillo, 2017), but to sustain the utilization of digital technology into teaching and learning is still low (Dhir, 2019;Igwe et. al, 2019).…”

Waqf-Based Pesantren’s Strategy In Developing of Human Capital and Entrepreneurship Education

“…Moreover, HC in Islam, not only education and teaching but also includes mental, physical, intellectual, ethical, and spiritual development to create social well being (Abdullah, 2012;Sadr, 2015). Meanwhile, the theory that potentially to shape young generation who have the independently skills and entrepreneurial which carried out in training and education is entrepreneursip education (EE) (Ahmad, 2013;Igwe, Okolie, & Nwokoro, 2019;Kuratko, 2005;Premand, Brodmann, Almeida, Grun, & Barouni, 2016).…”