ENHANCING ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH CHEMISTRY EDUCATION: IMPLICATION FOR NIGERIA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT IN THE 21st CENTURY

<doi>10.24250/jpe/2/2023/AAU/MFA/</doi>

Abstract

The study investigated enhancing entrepreneurship
opportunities through chemistry education: Implication
for Nigeria youth empowerment in 21st century. Three
research questions with their corresponding
null
hypotheses guided the study. A quasi-experimental, non
randomized control
group design was adopted in
three intact groups. population of this study was 954 SS 3
chemistry
students in Odeda Local Government
Area. A sample of 142 chemistry students was drawn
using a purposive and simple random sampling
techniques from three (3) out of 18 public schools in the
LGA. Three intact classes were randomly assigned
experimental groups (two classes) and control
group (one class). Both experimental and control
groups were subjected to pre-and post-testing. A
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item tagged “Chemistry Practical Skills Acquisition on
Soap and Detergent Production”
(CPSASDP)
structured on a 4-point rating scale developed by the
researchers was the instrument
used
collection. It was validated by three
chemistry education and
experts
measurement
evaluation. The reliability estimate was
using Cronbach’s Alpha
for
data
in
and
computed
with coefficient index of
0.75. The three groups were taught the same concepts,
but with different
instructional arrangement. Data
collected were analyzed using mean and standard
deviation to
for answering research questions and Z
test for answering the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of
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significance.
The results revealed that both
entrepreneurial skills engagements enhance skills
acquisition if appropriately handled. In addition, the
hypotheses were accepted because they only differed in
their mean score differences. Based on the results, it was
recommended among others that students should apply
the skills acquired in Chemistry practical to enhance their
entrepreneurship development.