Taofeekat Abiodun Arekemase’s scientific contributions

Entrepreneurial practice has been observed to be the bedrock of economic growth and development of any nation. Of course, there are a number of factors that contribute to students inclination towards entrepreneurial practice. As such, the study seeks to examine the effects of entrepreneurship education and family business background on Kaduna State Polytechnics students inclination towards entrepreneurial practice. Cross sectional research designs and simple random sampling technique were utilized. 497 copies of questionnaires were administered to the National Diploma (ND) students of the Kaduna State polytechnics, Kaduna, Nigeria but only 457 were returned representing 91% return rate. Data collected were analysed using Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM). The findings of the study revealed that both entrepreneurship education and family business background have positive significant effect on students inclination towards entrepreneurial practice. It was concluded by the study that entrepreneurship education and family business background contribute majorly to students inclination towards entrepreneurial practice in Kaduna State polytechnics. It was thus recommended that the level of entrepreneurship education in higher institution of learning should be increased as well as involvement of young ones/students by parents/ guardians so as to enhance students' entrepreneurial practice.