Influence of Family Occupations on Entrepreneurial Intentions of Undergraduate Social Studies Students of Ahmadu Bello University-Nigeria

Abstract

This study is specifically aimed at determining the entrepreneurial intentions of undergraduate Social Studies students in relation to their respective family occupations. The population of the study consists of all the 114 final year students of Social Studies in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria as at 2015/2016 academic session. Data was collected through a structured questionnaire instrument. Descriptive statistics measures are used in answering the question posed by the study while One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used in validating the null hypothesis postulated by the study. The study found that there is a significant difference in the mean of entrepreneurial intentions scores among undergraduate Social Studies students in relation to their respective family occupations. The study among other things offers some recommendations for policy makers and educators while formulating policies and pedagogical interventions.