Teachers’ Perceptions and Practices of Entrepreneurship Education in Private Higher Learning Institutions in Rwanda

Hakizimana, Emmanuel (2020) Teachers’ Perceptions and Practices of Entrepreneurship Education in Private Higher Learning Institutions in Rwanda. ["eprint_fieldopt_thesis_type_phd" not defined] thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study focused on teachers’ perceptions and practices of entrepreneurship education in private higher learning institutions in Rwanda, members of ORIPES. The research employed realism as philosophical paradigm and mixed methods approach whereby both qualitative and quantitative data were collected by using questionnaires to selected enterpreneurship teachers, interviews to the heads of departement and observations for class activities. Cross-sectional design was more appropriate for this study. Quantitative data were analyzed by using mean, percentages and standard deviation. Qualitative data were also analyzed by using data transcription focusing on core objectives of the study. Generally, the findings have shown that entrepreneurship teachers have positive perceptions of entrepreneurship education, but their observed practices and challenges they face, proved that enttrepreneurship teachers need to be supported. Firstly, the findings have shown that entrepreneurship teachers have a positive perceptions of entrepreneurship education as it shown by the avarage mean of 3.33. Secondary, the practices of entrepreneurship education is theoretically well understood by entrepreneurship teachers as shown by the mean of 3.17; the the data from observation have shown that the reality of what they do is different from the normal entrepreneurship education pedagogy. Thirdly, the findings showed that the challenges are there with the avarage mean of 2.29. Finally, the findings described the strategies used to overcome those challengs with average mean of 3.17. Based on the findings, the general recommendation was that private HLIs should work closely with the ministry of education and other decision makers for supporting teachers so that they can be able to connect their perceptions, practices with the existing policies to make entrepreneurship education more effective.

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