DIGITAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AND PASSION AS PREDICTORS OF BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS’ DIGITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION IN EDO STATE

Kennedy EDIAGBONYA, Nosakhare EDIONWE, Godwin Omoni BUPO

Abstract


The increasing level of unemployment is very worrisome and most people have mobile devices that seem to be used for only pleasure when business opportunities abound on the internet. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the extent to which a person's intention to engage in digital entrepreneurship is influenced by their level of passion and education in the field. This study, which included 382 business education students from Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, and the University of Benin, used a correlational survey research approach. The "Digital Entrepreneurship Education, Passion, and Digital Entrepreneurial Intention Questionnaire (DEEPDEIQ)" was the instrument used to collect data. The reliability of the instrument was evaluated using the Cronbach alpha, and the result obtained was 0.82. According to the results, entrepreneurial passion significantly predicted business education students’ digital entrepreneurial intention in Edo State (R2 = .620, F (1, 242) = 395.390, P <. 05, t = 19.884, β =

 

.788, SE = .115). Digital entrepreneurship education significantly predicts Edo State business education students' propensity to engage in digital entrepreneurship (R2 = .351, F (1, 242) = 130.979, P <. 05, t = 11.445, β = .593, SE = .073). Also, entrepreneurial passion and digital entrepreneurship education jointly predicted business education students’ intention to launch digital businesses in Edo State. The study therefore recommends that the theoretical and practical elements of teaching digital entrepreneurship should be combined to promote improved student performance.

 

Keywords: Entrepreneurial passion, Digital entrepreneurship education and digital entrepreneurial intention

 

 


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