ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AT AFUED SIGNIFICANTLY BOOSTS STUDENTS’ FINANCIAL STABILITY.

This study delves into the impact of entrepreneurship education on the financial stability of students at Adeyemi Federal University of Education in Ondo State. The research aims to examine the extent to which entrepreneurial education influences students' financial stability, with a specific emphasis on understanding the perceptions of male and female students. Additionally, the study seeks to determine the level of exposure students have to entrepreneurial education and its connection to achieving financial stability. Furthermore, the research endeavors to identify and analyze the challenges faced by students in the realm of entrepreneurship education at AFUED, contributing valuable insights that can inform improvements in the university's entrepreneurial education programs. This study adopted a descriptive research design. The target population was all students of Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo State. The sample consists of 391 students from any department in Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo. A simple random sampling technique was used to select the respondents. A self-developed questionnaire was used to collect information from the students has 17 items. The research questions were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. Two hypotheses were tested in the study using t-test statistical tools at 0.05 levels of significance. The study revealed that entrepreneurship education has significant positive effect on financial stability of students in AFUED. Also, the findings suggest that students are more exposed to entrepreneurial education and there is no significant difference between the perception of male and female students on the effect of entrepreneurial education on students on students financial stability. Furthermore, it revealed that inadequate finance, inadequate awareness, insufficient skilled manpower and absence of adequate teaching methods are challenge to entrepreneurship education in AFUED. The study recommends for the introduction of entrepreneurship education studies across facilities and departments and actively addressing challenges to create a supportive educational environment.