Role of Basic Learning Opportunities in Building Capacity for Inventiveness
Keywords:
basic-learning, capacity-building, inventiveness, cognitionAbstract
The study examines the efficacy of capacity-building of basic learning
opportunities in stimulating entrepreneurship inventiveness potentials of trainees. Two
hypotheses were tested in the study at P < .05 significant level. The first hypothesis
examined gender differences in the efficacy of basic learning opportunities in building
capacity for inventiveness. The second hypothesis examined the various dimensions of
entrepreneurship inventiveness as a result of capacity building of basic learning
opportunities. The data for the study was of primary source. A total of 348 University
students, with the average age of 23 years, were randomly sampled for the study, from
technoscience disciplines, socio-behavioural disciplines, and managerial disciplines. They
were challenged to provide answers to a learning exercise that embraced the trio
disciplines. With multivariate analyses, it was found out that both genders have above
average capacity-building to be inventive. However, the female gender developed more
capacity-building to be technically creative, and exhibit social skills inventiveness than the
male gender. On the other hand, the male gender had more capacity-building for leadership
inventiveness than the female gender. Basically, the value system and motivation could
have played significant roles in the outcome. It is therefore recommended that learning
opportunities should be open and be encouraged for both genders across disciplines.
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