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Innovative and Entrepreneurial skill acquisition in Nigeria entails focusing on what should be done to bridge the gap between the school and labour market, where the learner will work after graduation, so as to be self-reliant in the society. Specifically, the study determined: the innovative and entrepreneurial skills needed in Basic Science Education for job creation; and, the teaching strategies required. The study was carried out in Nigeria and was guided by three research questions. A descriptive survey research design was adopted. The population of the study was made up of 441 principals and 4340 Basic Science teachers. The instrument used for data collection was a 22-item questionnaire. Mean and standard deviation statistics were used to address the three research questions. The findings revealed that a lot of skills were needed in science education for job creation, the teachers were required to use practically oriented methods in teaching the students and a lot of factors posed challenges to the acquisition of entrepreneurial skills in Basic Science Education. Consequently, the study made recommendations.

This study investigated the effects of teaching gardening on science students' attitudes towards entrepreneurial skills acquisition in Jos South, Plateau State, Nigeria. The study employed the non-randomized pre-test-post-test non-equivalent control group design. A sample of 75 senior secondary school students from two intact classes, randomly assigned to an experimental group (n=38) and a control group (n=37) was used for the study. An Entrepreneurial Attitude Orientation Scale was used to collect data for analysis. The findings indicated that the experimental group exposed to gardening activities showed positive attitudes towards acquiring entrepreneurial skills unlike the control group. However, gender was found not to be a significant factor in students' attitudes towards entrepreneurial skills acquisition. It was concluded that teaching gardening has a significant effect on students' attitudes towards entrepreneurial skills acquisition. It is recommended that students should be taught gardening to enhance their attitudes towards entrepreneurial skills acquisition for self-reliance, among others.

Innovative and entrepreneurial skill acquisition in Nigeria entails focusing on what should be done to bridge the gap between the school and labor market, where the learner will work after graduation, so as to be self-reliant in the society. Specifically, the study determined: The innovative and entrepreneurial skills needed in basic science education for job creation and the teaching strategies required. The study was carried out in Nigeria and was guided by three research questions (RQs). A descriptive survey research design was adopted. The population of the study was made up of 441 principals and 4340 basic science teachers. The instrument used for data collection was a 22-item questionnaire. Mean and standard deviation statistics were used to address the three RQs. The findings revealed that a lot of skills were needed in science education for job creation, the teachers were required to use practically oriented methods in teaching the students, and a lot of factors posed challenges to the acquisition of entrepreneurial skills in basic science education. Consequently, the study made recommendations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study investigated the effects of teaching gardening on science students' attitudes toward entrepreneurial skills acquisition in Jos South, Plateau State, Nigeria. The study employed the non-randomized pre-test post-test non-equivalent control group design. A sample of 75 senior secondary school students from two intact classes, randomly assigned to an experimental group (n=38) and a control group (n=37) was used for the study. An entrepreneurial attitude orientation scale was used to collect data for analysis. The findings indicated that the experimental group exposed to gardening activities showed positive attitudes toward acquiring entrepreneurial skills unlike the control group. However, gender was found not to be a significant factor in students' attitudes toward entrepreneurial skills acquisition. It was concluded that teaching gardening has a significant effect on students' attitudes toward entrepreneurial skills acquisition. It is recommended that students should be taught gardening to enhance their attitudes toward entrepreneurial skills acquisition for selfreliance, among others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]