MEETING THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND ADULT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN NIGERIA SCHOOL SETTING: THE WAY FORWARD

Abstract

In this paper, the role of entrepreneurship education in skills acquisition for children and adult with special needs was discussed, with emphasis on the way forward towards the attainment of self-sustaining skills for such category of persons. The paper was necessitated by the fact that, entrepreneurship education for persons with special needs is indispensable in the face of the numerous barriers that prevent them from accumulating material assets through education, skills development, employment and income generation activities, in order to live a productive life. The concept of persons with special needs was discussed. The paper went further to discuss entrepreneurship education and how it affects children and adult with special needs. Potential barriers to the attainment of entrepreneurship education for persons with special needs were also highlighted and discussed. The paper enumerated certain steps that are necessary towards ensuring children and adult with special needs are accommodated in entrepreneurship programmes, to enable them acquire skills for self-reliance, and contribute to society.