Adult education and entrepreneurship: getting young adults involved.
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| Authors: | Biney, Isaac Kofi1 (AUTHOR) ibiney@ug.edu.gh |
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| Source: | Journal of Innovation & Entrepreneurship. 3/9/2023, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p1-27. 27p. |
| Subject Terms: | *COVID-19 pandemic, Entrepreneurship education, Adult education, Young adults, Nonformal education, Communities, Political entrepreneurship |
| Abstract: | This paper reflects on adult education and the fostering of an entrepreneurial mindset. It solicits roles adult education, especially the non-formal education (NFE), could play in fostering entrepreneurial mindset of young adults. It examines short-to-medium, and long-term plans of young adults in nurturing growth and enterprising mindsets through involvement in NFE endeavours. It probes into entrepreneurial opportunities and challenges in the communities that young adults could recognise and create enterprises for themselves. This is a narrative case study which purposively selected, as the unit of analysis, an adult learner who was operating a micro-enterprise and pursuing a degree programme at Accra Learning Centre. An in-depth telephone interview was conducted to garner stories and experiences young adult have had innovating with an entrepreneurial mindset. Thematic, analytical, narrative and interpretivist approaches were adapted in presenting the results. The participant had a good experience in his start up, he learned lessons, and worked hard to grow his micro-enterprises. The savings culture he built allowed him to cope with difficulties posed by Covid-19 pandemic to his micro-enterprises. Governments and stakeholders in entrepreneurship should via policy, advisory and financial support motivate young adults to invest in entrepreneurship and create sustainable jobs for themselves. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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