Empowering Learners Through Entrepreneurial Skills in Senior Secondary Schools in Botswana

Abstract

This study examined how teachers of business subjects empower learners for entrepreneurial mindset through integrated entrepreneurship education. This endeavor is a major engine for economic growth, job creation, upgrading of new technology increased productivity as well as changing various economic benchmarks which enable development within the economy. For this reason, learners need to be empowered through entrepreneurial skills. In this study, data were purposively collected through interviews and reviewing of documents. The study found out that business subject teachers cited self-employment as being one of the most important aspects for empowering their learners through entrepreneurial skills. Hence in their instruction, teachers familiarize learners with how a business is run, managed and marketed. However, the findings of the study indicate that, inadequate teaching skills of the subject matter and limited time allocated for business subjects seem to hinder teachers to further explore learner-centered methods like simulation, project based and case studies among others.