Reinforcing Academic Performance and Entrepreneurial Intentions of Business Graduates: An Intervention of Collaborative and Reciprocal Peer-Tutoring Strategies

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@article{1709113,
      author = {Adedayo Racheal Agbonna PhD, Temitayo Abosede Akinyele PhD},
      title = {Reinforcing Academic Performance and Entrepreneurial Intentions of Business Graduates: An Intervention of Collaborative and Reciprocal Peer-Tutoring Strategies},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {8},
      number = {12},
      pages = {705-717},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1709113.pdf},
      abstract = {Several studies revealed that collaborative and reciprocal peer-tutoring strategies affects the academic performance and entrepreneurial intention of a person to become an entrepreneur. Cognizant of the previous findings, this study examined the academic performance and entrepreneurial intention of business graduates exposing them to collaborative and reciprocal peer-tutoring strategies. The study was anchored on the theory of Entrepreneurial Event. The study had a sample size of adopted random sampling technique. 6-point likert scale was used in the process of data collection and the study revealed that graduate of business have satisfactory academic performance in entrepreneurship Education, but the moderating effect of collaborative and reciprocal peer-tutoring strategies. The variables involved in this study revealed that collaborative and reciprocal peer-tutoring strategies is positively significant to academic performance and entrepreneurial intention of business graduates ACAEI = -12.465 + 1.244 CRPTS. In light of these findings, the researchers recommend that collaborative and reciprocal peer-tutoring programs should be kept in high esteem and be widely adopted by means of business education training with regular assessments and feedback sessions and giving peer tutors honors, diplomas, or academic credits will help them to be committed and participate. The study also recommended that involvement in technology-driven entrepreneurship activities can Improving engagement and accessibility by means of digital platforms for collaborative learning online forums as virtual business simulations allows encouragement of cooperation and offer several points of view for creative ideas through cross-institutional learning.},
      keywords = {Collaborative Learning strategy, Reciprocal peer-tutoring strategy, Academic performance, Entrepreneurship education, Entrepreneurial Intentions.},
      month = {June},
  }