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10.61552/JSI.2025.01.002
 Nimota Jibola Kadir Abdullahi
Abstract:
Objectives: Governments throughout the world are eager to help their students acquire 21st-century skills for the workforce; nevertheless, developing the appropriate policies and teaching methods is difficult in the absence of a more precise definition of those skills. This study looked at the connections between entrepreneurial skills (ES) and sustainable development (SD). Education quality management (EQM) is also being used as a moderator variable.
Method: To collect quantitative data for the study, a survey using a standardized questionnaire was utilized. The intended audience consisted of the lecturers and undergraduate students at the public universities in Kwara State, Nigeria. The data was analyzed using the software programmes SPSS and SmartPLS 3.0.
Results: The findings from the direct relationships demonstrate the significance of entrepreneurial skills elements in fostering SD, particularly in Nigerian public universities. Furthermore, the moderate impact of education quality management on the proposed relationship was investigated. Therefore, EQM moderates the association between creativity skills, market research, and SD in a positive manner. In contrast, EQM does not influence the relationship between financial literacy and SD.
Implication: University administrators, academics, scholars, and those in charge of making decisions in the higher education sector will find the study's conclusions useful in developing policies that will enhance students' entrepreneurial skills and SD.
Originality/value: This work has added to the body of knowledge regarding EQM's mediating function in the relationship between ES and SD. This study can also shed light on how EQM can act as a mediator in the interaction between financial literacy skills and SD.
Keywords: Creativity skills, Financial literacy, Market research, Sustainable development
Recieved: 06.07.2024. Revised: 15.08.2024. Accepted: 16.09.2024.
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