Strategies for enhancing mentorship in entrepreneurship: a case study of undergraduate students of Kwame Nkrumah university, Kabwe-Zambia.
Date
2021-10-11
Authors
Mwamba, Lefterius Kalonga
Musonda, Astridah
Daka, Harrison
Mulenga, Rosemary Muma
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International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the
strategies for enhancing mentorship in entrepreneurship for
undergraduate students of tertiary education institutions, at
Kwame Nkrumah University. The study was guided by the
following specific objectives: to find out how students of Kwame
Nkrumah University are being mentored in entrepreneurship
and to establish strategies of enhancing mentorship of students in
entrepreneurship at the University. This case study was
anchored on pragmatism as its research paradigm; it used a
mixed method approach and employed the concurrent
triangulation design. The study used simple random sampling on
students, random sampling for Lecturers and purposive
sampling for Administrators. Data collection instruments were
questionnaires and interview guides and analysed data was
eventually presented in form of frequency tables, bar graphs and
pie charts. The study’s findings were that majority of students of
Kwame Nkrumah University are aware of the importance of
mentorship in entrepreneurship and are willing to acquire
entrepreneurial skills, only a minority of students who belong to
the category of business studies formally have access to the said
mentorship and that this mentorship is merely theoretical.
University management’s emphasis on the acquisition of
entrepreneurial skills, knowledge and values is below average. In
view of enhancing mentorship of students in entrepreneurship at
the university and in other similar institutions of tertiary
education, the study has established a number of strategies and it
has subsequently made key recommendations such as making
the mentorship inclusive via curriculum revision and devising
educational plans and policies and creating a resource bay.
Description
Article. The article recommends that mentorship be included in the curriculum and devising educational plans and policies and create a resource bay.
Keywords
Mentorship, Entrepreneurship and Educational Administration
Citation
Mwamba, K. L., Musonda, A., Daka, H. and Mulenga, R. M. (2021). Strategies for Enhancing Mentorship in Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of Undergraduate Students of Kwame Nkrumah University, Kabwe-Zambia. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 5 (9), 478 – 487.