Innovative Strategies for Improving the Teaching of Entrepreneurship Development Education in Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana

This study examined the innovative strategies for improving the teaching of entrepreneurship development education in Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana. The study specifically examined the relationship of: business plan development instructional strategy, industrial collaboration instructional strategy that will improve the teaching of entrepreneurship development education in the Nigerian tertiary institutions. Data for the study were sourced from primary data using questionnaire and interview. Hypotheses raised were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC), result of the hypotheses shows that business plan development instructional strategy will positively and significantly improve teaching of entrepreneurship development education in Nigeria with Pearson Correlation result of .723** and P value of 0.000. This implies that business plan development instructional strategy has a positive influence on the teaching of entrepreneurship development education in the tertiary institutions in Nigeria. It was discovered from the study that industrial collaboration instructional strategy can improved teaching of entrepreneurship development education has a positive influence on the teaching of entrepreneurship development education in the Nigeria with Pearson Correlation result of .967** and P value of 0.000. This implies that industrial collaboration instructional strategy has a positive influence on improved teaching of entrepreneurship development education in the tertiary institutions in Nigeria.