Effective Teaching of Entrepreneurship and General Studies

Abstract

Teachers are nation-builders. Teaching is the means through which they build and contribute meaningfully to society. This paper makes a case for effective teaching of entrepreneurship and general studies in Nigerian tertiary institutions so as to produce graduates, who have practical knowledge and skills and can create jobs and wealth rather than wait or depend exclusively on government jobs, which are usually politicised. Leaning on entrepreneurial theories, the study theorises that entrepreneurial skills are both naturally and artificially acquired (learnt) and exhibited. Employing qualitative method with its plausible descriptive tools and relying on secondary data sources and observation, the analysis shows that teaching these courses effectively has a lot of prospects amidst the commonly attested challenges. Tangible ways of tackling the challenges are identified. It concludes that effective teaching of entrepreneurship and general studies is the panacea for issues of unemployable graduates in Nigeria. Its recommendations show how the teaching of entrepreneurship and general studies should be made more effective.