SUSTAINABLE AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS PREDICTORS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN EDO STATE
Keywords:
sustainable entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, sustainable development and business educationAbstract
The need to promote sustainability amidst challenging times in developing countries has informed the need to focus on social and sustainable entrepreneurship. This is the focus of the study. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the extent to which sustainable and social entrepreneurship predict sustainable development in Edo State. Two research questions and two corresponding hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The population was made up of 382 business education students from the two public universities offering business education in Edo State. The correlational survey design was used in establishing the relationship between the study variables. The Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development Questionnaire (SESESDQ) was used in collecting data from the respondents. The reliability of the instrument was evaluated using the Cronbach alpha, which gave the following reliability coefficients (sustainable entrepreneurship =.82, social entrepreneurship = .78 and sustainable development = .80). The simple linear regression analysis was used in analysing the data collected. According to the results, sustainable entrepreneurship significantly predicted sustainable development in Edo State. Social entrepreneurship significantly predicted sustainable development in Edo State. This study fills a gap by addressing sustainable and social entrepreneurship as significant predictors of sustainable development in Edo State. The study establishes sustainable and social entrepreneurship education as essential educational paths for fostering sustainable development outcomes by highlighting their strategic importance within business education programme. The study therefore recommends that the teaching of sustainable and social entrepreneurship should be taken more seriously considering their roles in promoting sustainable development.References
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