Challenges and perspectives facing the development of entrepreneurship education and training in South Africa, Prof. Alain Ndedi
Prof. Alain A. Ndedi YENEPAD, Douala Cameroon Institute for Management and Entrepreneurship, Douala Cameroon Email: ndediaa@gmail.com DOI:10.1108/WJEMSD-01-2013-0009 Purpose: The study aims to investigate some of the interventions which have been introduced by the South African Government through its various agencies (Sector Education Training Authorities or SETA, for example) to support youth entrepreneurship and explore the […]
Millennials empowerment: youth entrepreneurship for sustainable development, Ikedinachi Ogamba
Ikedinachi K. Ogamba Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship University of Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow UK Email: ikedinachi.ogamba@strath.ac.uk DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-05-2018-0048 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to contribute to knowledge and theory building in youth empowerment and entrepreneurship development. Design/methodology/approach: This paper critically examines the Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria (YouWiN) programme and its relevance as […]
Youth employment in Ghana: economic and social development policies perspective, Emmanuel Jumpah, Richard Ampadu-Ameyaw and Johnny Owusu-Arthur
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah, Richard Ampadu-Ameyaw, Johnny Owusu-Arthur AMED, CSIR-STEPRI, Accra Ghana Email: emmanuel.jumpah@gmail.com DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-07-2019-0060 Purpose: Creating employment opportunities for the youth remains a dilemma for policymakers. In many cases, policies and programmes to tackle youth unemployment have produced little results, because such initiatives have failed to consider some fundamental inputs. In Ghana, youth unemployment rate has doubled or more than […]
The role of social media in strengthening civic engagement in the Middle East and North Africa, Prof. Allam Ahmed and Omer Gibreel
Prof. Allam Ahmed Middle Eastern Knowledge Economy Institute (MEKEI), London UK Omer Gibreel Faculty of Administrative Sciences National University – Sudan, Khartoum Republic of Sudan Email: omar@snu.ac.kr DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-02-2021-0020 Purpose: This article explores the current trends in civic engagement in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region after a decade of social media growth in the […]
Impediments of realizing sustainable youth and women entrepreneurship from a developing country perspective, Bob Ssekiziyivu, Dr. Mwesigwa Rogers, Prof. Laura Orobia and Immaculate Tusiime
Bob Ssekiziyivu Department of Business Administration Makerere University Business School, Kampala Uganda Email: bssekiziyivu@mubs.ac.ug Dr. Mwesigwa Rogers Department of Business Administration Makerere University Business School, Kampala Uganda Email: rmwesigwa@musbs.ac.ug Prof. Laura Orobia Department of Accounting and Finance Makerere University, Kampala Uganda Email: lorobia@mubs.ac.ug Immaculate Tusiime Department of Business Administration Makerere University Business School, Kampala Uganda […]
Contextualizing socio-legal problems of Sudanese youths in Malaysia: a case study, Prof. Hunud Kadouf
Prof. Hunud Abia Kadouf Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia Purpose: Malaysia has become a major destination for Sudanese youth particularly, for education purposes. There are, however, some impending social problems that have erupted therefore adversely affecting their existential relationship with the host society. The diversified nature of these […]
Information and learning needs of youth in a rural community in Nigeria, Dr. Williams Nwagwu
Dr. Williams E. Nwagwu Africa Regional Centre for Information Science, 6 Benue Rd. University of Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria Email: willieezi@yahoo.com DOI: 10.1108/20425945201000004 Abstract: Understanding learning and information needs of youth could provide planners with information required to address the needs of youth in a community. Using data collected from 220 and 250 male and […]