THE ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL LEARNERS: A MODERATING ROLE OF ACCESS TO FINANCE

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Entrepreneurship has received much attention in developed economies. Several existing literatures has widely discussed entrepreneurial intention in higher education institutions but with less attention to the entrepreneurial intention of high school students as a ladder leading to higher education institutions. The main objective of this study is to determine the factors that influence entrepreneurial intention: A moderating role of access to finance among high school students in Jigawa State. Previous studies were developed based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB). This research used the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Packing Order Theory (POT) to support the proposed conceptual model. The methodology of this research is purely quantitative. The results of this research provided significant evidence that the extent of entrepreneurial intention among high school students has been proven and expressed intentions regarding a future professional career choice. This remains a fact that students intend to attend higher education or become self-employed. The research also contributes to a clear understanding of entrepreneurial intention and the factors that drive the formation of this intention among secondary school students in Jigawa State.

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