FIELDTRIPS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILL ACQUISITION AMONG UNDERGRADUATES IN NIGERIA

Field trips in the teaching and learning of entrepreneurial knowledge and skills in Nigerian universities help to bring about effective and efficient learning among undergraduates. Field trip is a group excursion away from the normal education environment for first-hand experience but rarely adopted by some universities in Nigerian. This paper therefore examined the regularity of field trips by undergraduates and the entrepreneurial skills acquired in Oyo State, Nigeria. The population of the study was undergraduates of federal, state and private universities in Oyo state. Eight hundred and thirteen respondents were randomly selected from one federal, state and private university in Oyo State, Nigeria. The questionnaire was used to gather information while data was analysed by using percentage method. The findings revealed that less than 50% of the undergraduates indicated that embarking on field trips on entrepreneurial skill acquisition were below expectations especially in the federal university in Oyo state. Regular educational field trips should be undertaken on by universities because it can help to give a practical approach for the entrepreneurial curriculum and the development of more interest in learning and acquiring skills of interest among undergraduates in Oyo State. Nigeria