Abstract
The role of educators in education is indispensable. Hence, students continuously search for a business education that can equip them with the necessary entrepreneurial knowledge and skills to succeed in running businesses. Consequently, this study evaluates the perception of Academic Managers in the private Higher Education Institutions (HEI) of South Africa (SA) on the significance of entrepreneurship education. It explores the reasons for offering such an education in the private HEIs in SA. There were 78 private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in SA that were identified for participation in this study. These institutions are registered in terms section 54 (1) (c) of the South African Act (SAQA, 2012). For the study to achieve its objectives, the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) provided a sample frame of all the private HEIs in SA. From the 78 HEIs identified, 22 offered the pastoral courses and were excluded from the study. As a result, a target population of 56 HEIs participated in the study. This research has two objectives. That is, examining the perception of Academic Managers on entrepreneurship education, and the reasons for offering such education in the private HEIs in SA. This study uncovers the need for entrepreneurship education in private HEIs of SA. The results present the value of entrepreneurship education as a practice that develops students into cross functional innovative thinkers. It provides valuable data relating to the significance of entrepreneurship education for developing students into business minded individuals.
Highlights
It has been noted that a significant number of entrepreneurship courses have been introduced worldwide as a result of an emergence of entrepreneurship as an academic field
Students continuously search for a business education that can equip them with the necessary entrepreneurial knowledge and skills to succeed in running businesses or to create a job from seizing existing entrepreneurial opportunities (Henry, 2003)
This study aims to determine the perception of Academic Managers on the need for entrepreneurship education in the private Higher Education Institutions (HEI) of South Africa (SA)
Summary
It has been noted that a significant number of entrepreneurship courses have been introduced worldwide as a result of an emergence of entrepreneurship as an academic field. This study aims to determine the perception of Academic Managers on the need for entrepreneurship education in the private HEIs of SA. Studies in the African context, including those by Co and Mitchell (2006), Kabongo and Okpara (2010) and Gerba (2012) show that entrepreneurship education in Africa is at the development stage and is offered in business schools, and with a few initiatives in non-business courses. This research aims to evaluate the significance of entrepreneurship education in the private HEIs of SA It seeks to determine if entrepreneurship education can positively motivate students towards an entrepreneurial career choice. It establishes the reasons for offering entrepreneurship education in private HEIs in SA
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