EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT, RECORDS AND RECORDS KEEPING, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS ACQUISITION IN THE POST-BASIC LEVEL OF EDUCATION: THE WAY FORWARD.

Oresajo, N. Olasunkanmi, Oyekan, Opeyemi A, Adeniyi, Adetunji A, & Akinkuowo, Folajogun O.

Training and Research Fellow

National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA, Nigeria), Ondo

Email: oresajo_nojeem@yahoo.com, oyekanope@yahoo.com, Tunjiadeniyi68@gmail.com, fola4debby@gmail.com

Abstract

Contribution of education in a national development of a Nation cannot be over-emphasized. Likewise education contribute immensely on entrepreneur skills acquisition, in the sense that it is a vehicle of passing instruction on how to do a particular exercise or event that lead into production of a product. This study examined the concept of entrepreneurship/entrepreneurial education, educational management, roles of education management and significant of records and record keeping in relation to promoting entrepreneurial trade in post-basic education. Conclusion and recommendations were made which include: Government at the centre, states and local should endeavour to provide all necessary equipment’s that will enhance entrepreneurship trade in secondary schools and basic schools. Government should as well as make the schools environment be conducive for teaching/learning process that will accommodate learning of trade by the learners among others.

Keywords: Educational Management, Post-basic education, Entrepreneurship, Skills acquisition, Record and Record Keeping