Parents’ Perception of Early Vocational Entrepreneurship Education in Ekiti State

Abstract

The study investigated parental perception of early vocational entrepreneurship education in Ekiti state. Being a descriptive survey research, the population consisted all the parents of pupils of the 1,278 public and private primary schools in Ekiti State. The study population is parents/guardians of (142,224) pupils. The multi–stage sampling technique was employed. A self-designed questionnaire titled “Questionnaire on Parental Perception of Early Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education (QPPEVEE)”, validated by experts and tested for reliability with a coefficient of 0.85 was used for the study.  Data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.  The study revealed that parents have positive perception of early vocational and entrepreneurship education.  It was concluded that early introduction of vocational and entrepreneurship education into the pre-and primary schools will improve entrepreneurship perception and intentions among children, and consequently, among older people.  It was concluded that parents’ perception of the value and benefit of vocational entrepreneurship will go a long way to influence children in taking vocations later in life.  It was recommended, among others, that there should a policy statement on the inclusion of vocational entrepreneurship education in the curriculum of pre- and early primary schools; and effective implementation of policy should be enforced by all stakeholders – parents, teachers, school and students.

Keywords: Perception, Early Vocational/Entrepreneurship Education, Parents, Early Childhood.

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/13-7-09

Publication date:March 31^st 2022