Digital Entrepreneurship Education and Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy as Predictors of Business Education Students’ Digital Entrepreneurial Intention in Edo State

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to ascertain the extent to which awareness of digital entrepreneurship and self-efficacy influence the intention to engage in digital entrepreneurship. The research methodology used in this study was a correlational survey. The population consisted of 382 students enrolled in business education programs at Edo State's two public universities. The "Digital Entrepreneurship Education, Self-Efficacy and Digital Entrepreneurial Intention Questionnaire (DEESDEIQ)" was the instrument used to collect the data. Three experts validated the instrument. Digital entrepreneurship education (.84), digital entrepreneurial self-efficacy (.87), and digital entrepreneurial intention (.80) were the equivalent coefficients for the Cronbach alpha, which was used to determine the reliability of the measures. Simple linear regression was used to examine the data that was gathered. According to the results, digital entrepreneurship education significantly predicts Edo State business education students' propensity to engage in digital entrepreneurship (R² = .351, F (1, 242) = 130.979, P <. 05, t = 11.445, β = .593, SE = .073, 95% LLCI = .650 – ULCI = 1.011). Additionally, it was discovered that students' digital entrepreneurial self-efficacy substantially influenced their likelihood of engaging in digital entrepreneurship(R² = .845, F (1, 242) = 1320.101, P <. 05, t = 36.333, β = .919, SE = .021, 95% LLCI = .703 – ULCI = .835). The study therefore recommends that more deliberate efforts should be made by lecturers to pursue content in digital entrepreneurship considering the role of digital platforms in this digital age