The Role of Transformative Education in Teaching Entrepreneurship in Fine Art in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria
Muktar Ahmed
Department of Fine and Applied Arts,
Federal College of Education, Yola
Abstract:
The 21st century seems to be challenging for individuals, groups, organisations, and governments in employment creation because they have to deal with constant change, globalization, increased competition,
and continuous technological changes. The study examines the role of transformative education in teaching entrepreneurship in fine art in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. It adopted the two approaches to arts
entrepreneurship education put forward by Beckman (2007): one focuses on teaching new venture creation and the other focuses on transitioning students to professional careers. And art entrepreneur as one ‘who creates
a new business by combining soft skills with hard skills in the face of risk and uncertainty for the purpose of achieving profit and growth. While, transformative education or learning is said to occur when individuals
question assumptions based on prior experience and make changes in their thinking that lead to new worldviews, and new perspectives on their personal and professional live. The study employed survey design
with mixed method approach (exploratory and inductive research approach) which enables collection and analyses of quantitative and qualitative data to provide indebt information on the issue being investigated. This approach is needed because there are hardly any empirical findings in tertiary institutions in Adamawa state, Nigeria. Data were analysed using quantitative and qualitative techniques. The results indicate transformative education has significant impact on entrepreneurship learning in fine art in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The study concluded that the knowledge obtained from this study will contribute to an understanding of fine art teachers and students perspective transformations about the nature of 21st century
entrepreneurship skills requirements through their personal identification with the transformative education.
Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Education, Transformative Education, Fine Art, Tertiary Institutions
