PERCEPTION OF BUSINESS EDUCATION LECTURERS ABOUT TEACHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION FOR PEACEBUILDING

Abstract

This study focused on examining perception of Business Education lecturers towards teaching entrepreneurship education for peacebuilding. Two research questions were developed and answered in line with the purpose of the study. Two hypotheses were formulated and tested at the probability of 0.05 level of significance at 138 degree of freedom. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. A total populations of 140 business education lecturers were used for the study. No sampling was done because the size of the population was manageable. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze data. The findings of the study revealed that business education lecturers perceive teaching entrepreneurship education for peacebuilding as necessary precursor of peace, and for improving quality of life. It was recommended that the findings of this study be utilized to enhance the teaching of entrepreneurship education for peacebuilding by business education lecturers.