Examining the Entrepreneurial Knowledge of Undergraduate Social Studies students of University of Education, Winneba

Abstract

Social Studies as a programme of study prepares learners with the competencies to solve personal and societal issues of human survival. In lieu of that, various courses have been mounted to equip learners with appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes that are vital in tackling issues of human survival. One of such courses is entrepreneurship which is expected to equip learners with entrepreneurial knowledge and skills that are germane to solving issues related with unemployment. This study examined the entrepreneurial knowledge of undergraduate Social Studies teacher-trainees of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW). This was a mixed study that adopted the convergent parallel mixed method as a design for the study. A sample size of seven hundred and fifty (750) respondents was comprehensively selected for the study. Out of the 750, twenty-one (21) of the participants were conveniently selected for the qualitative data. Questionnaire and interview guide were used in gathering the quantitative and qualitative data respectively. Qualitative data were analysed under the various themes generated from the data gathered. The quantitative data were, however, analysed through the generation of descriptive statistics in the form of frequencies, means, percentages and standard deviations. Findings from the study indicated that Social Studies undergraduate student-teacher trainees of UEW possess adequate entrepreneurial knowledge that could be translated into practical entrepreneurial activities in the future.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial knowledge, undergraduate student-teacher trainees

DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/15-2-03

Publication date: February 28^th 2025