The Mediating Role of Technopreneurial Knowledge in the Relationship between Technopreneurship Education and Technopreneurial Intention among Business Education Students in Edo State
Peranan Pengetahuan Teknousahawanan sebagai Perantara dalam Hubungan antara Pendidikan Teknousahawanan dan Niat Teknousahawanan dalam Kalangan Pelajar Pendidikan Perniagaan di Negeri Edo
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https://doi.org/10.37134/mrj.vol15.1.2.2026Keywords:
Business education, Technopreneurial Intention, Technopreneurship Education, Technopreneurial Knowledge, Quality EducationAbstract
Given the increasing levels of graduate and non-graduate unemployment in the country, the need to explore digital approaches to creating and sustaining businesses has become a necessity. The focus of this study was to establish the mediating role of technopreneurial knowledge in the relationship between technopreneurship education and technopreneurial intention among business education students in Edo State. Four research questions were posed, each with a corresponding hypothesis, which were tested at the 0.05 level of significance. The study used a correlational survey research approach. The study's population included 382 business education students from the University of Benin and Ambrose Alli University in Ekpoma. A questionnaire termed ‘Technopreneurship Education, Technopreneurial Knowledge and Technopreneurial Intention Questionnaire (TETKTIQ)' was used. Two experts validated the instrument. After administering the instrument to 15 business education students at Delta State University, Abraka, Cronbach's alpha was used to assess the instrument's reliability, yielding a coefficient of .85. The data collected were analysed using simple linear regression and the SPSS Process Macro. The findings revealed that technopreneurship education and technopreneurial knowledge were significant predictors of technopreneurial intention among business education students in Edo State. The finding also revealed a significant relationship between technopreneurship education and technopreneurial knowledge. The finding further revealed that technopreneurial knowledge significantly mediates the relationship between technopreneurship education and technopreneurial intention among business education students in Edo State. Based on the findings, it was recommended that there is an urgent need to restructure.
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