Counseling For Entrepreneurship Development at Secondary School Education Level in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study focused on Counselling for Entrepreneurship Development at the Secondary School Level in Akwa Ibom State. The population comprised 705 principals of public and approved private secondary school in the State. A sample of 255 (116 male and 139 female) principals was drawn, using the stratified sampling technique based on the three Senatorial Districts of the State. Two null hypotheses were raised and tested in the study. Data collection was done using a researcher-designed structured questionnaire tagged 'Counselling for Sustainable Entrepreneurship Development in Secondary Schools' (CSEDISS). The data were analyzed at 0.05 alpha level using Independent t-test. Data analysis in hypothesis one indicated the availability of counselling service in secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State, while hypothesis two revealed inadequacy of facilities for the trained and deployed to schools where none existed. Besides facilities for the teaching of entrepreneurship education in both public and private Secondary School in the State should be given considerable attention by the Akwa Ibom State Government