| dc.description.abstract | Purpose: The purpose this study was to ascertain the connection shared by job availability factors
and entrepreneurship education as a specialization among undergraduate students within
universities in Kenya.
Methodology: This research was designed as a descriptive survey, correlation quantitative
research. The study population of 2,043 students was drawn from 3rd year undergraduate business
students who had already selected their areas of specialization. The Krejcie & Morgan sample
formula for finite samples was used to yield a sample of 327 students that participated in the
research. Questionnaires were the primary data collection instrument and the collected data was
modeled through regresssion model and analyzed using SPSS version 24.
Results: Job availability and entrepreneurship education are positively and significantly related (β
=0.406, p=0.000). Therefore, a unit increase in job availability would lead to increase in preference
for entrepreneurship education by 0.406. Factors like career utility, probability of advancing in
one’s occupation, flexibility in terms of work-life balance; economic growth and stability; and the
unemployment levels in Kenya are the major driving forces in determining an area of specialization
for students.
Unique contribution to policy and practice: The study recommends that students should look at
themselves as a consolidation of traits and skills and not just an occupation. This will help them
achieve major skills an entrepreneur which are versatility, agility, innovativeness, determination,
relationship and communication skills, the ability to constantly study and improve on previous
drawbacks, and the ability to manage work, time, and money. | en_US |
