INFLUENCE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION ON SELF -ESTEEM AND CONFORMITY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN ENUGU EDUCATION ZONE OF ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA.

Abstract

The study investigated the computerized statistics designed to generate the analysis on the influence of entrepreneurship education development on self-esteem and conformity to societal norms of secondary school adolescent students in Enugu Education Zone of Enugu State. Four research questions and two null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance guided the study. Ex-post facto research design was adopted. A structured questionnaire was developed and used for collecting data from a sample of four hundred and sixty four (464) secondary schools for SS-II students in Enugu Education Zone of Enugu State. The data collected were analyzed using the mean and Standard Deviation, while T-test value statistics was used to test the null hypothesis. The computerized statistical result revealed the significant influence of entrepreneurship education development on adolescent students' self- esteem and conformity to societal norms. It was also found that gender influence on adolescent students' conformity to entrepreneurship education is not significant. It was recommended, among others, that the entrepreneurship education programme of the secondary school level should provide adolescents knowledge about many careers available and offer them opportunity to explore in different careers as they prepare for an eventual occupation. Keywords: Entrepreneurship, education, self-esteem, adolescents, secondary school,