Pooled dataset on entrepreneurial characteristics of undergraduates in selected universities in Nigeria

Autor: Adedayo Olofinyehun, Abiodun Egbetokun, Caleb Adelowo
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
CU
Covenant University
Science (General)
Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics
R858-859.7
Nigeria
CGPA
Cumulative Grade Point Average
GEM
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
Q1-390
PEDL
Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries
GUESSS
Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students’ Survey
dataset
Data Article
FUTMinna
Federal University of Technology
Minna
ABU
Ahmadu-Belllo University
Multidisciplinary
UNILAG
University of Lagos
NUC
National Universities Commission
DFID
Department for International Development
Entrepreneurship interest
CEPR
Centre for Economic Policy Research
FMSTI
Federal Ministry of Science
Technology and Innovation
JAMB
Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board
NACETEM
National Centre for Technology Management
PECS
Personal Entrepreneurship Characteristics
STEP-B
Science and Technology Education Post-Basic
EDC
Entrepreneurship Development Centre
DiD
Difference-in-Differences
FUNAAB
Federal University of Agriculture
Abeokuta
OAU
Obafemi Awolowo University
Undergraduates
Entrepreneurship experience
Zdroj: Data in Brief, Vol 40, Iss, Pp 107718-(2022)
Data in Brief
ISSN: 2352-3409
Popis: open access article This pooled dataset presents data collected through four (4) sequential cross-sectional surveys of undergraduates in six (6) selected Nigerian universities. The data were collected from a total of 12,615 undergraduates studying courses in the social sciences, sciences and engineering disciplines. The surveys assessed entrepreneurship interest, background and experience of the respondents. The dataset is useful for research, policy and practice in several ways. Coming from surveys repeated at intervals of between four and five years, the dataset allows for an assessment of the impacts of the compulsory entrepreneurship training that was introduced in the Nigerian university system at about the time of the first survey. It can also be used to quantify the potential pool of future entrepreneurs among the highly educated Nigerian youth. Additionally, the dataset presents a full entrepreneurship profile of a very large pooled cross-sectional sample of educated young people in the largest and most populous nation in sub-Saharan Africa. Consequently, researchers, policymakers, donors and other development practitioners seeking to characterize and design appropriate interventions for youths in the developing world will find this dataset valuable.
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