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Received: 29 June 2018

Accepted: 17 December 2018

First Online: 11 January 2019

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: Dr. Isaac Kofi Biney is a lecturer at School of Continuing and Distance Education (SCDE), College of Education, University of Ghana, Legon. He lectures at the Department of Adult Education and Human Resource Studies a number of courses at diploma, undergraduate and graduate levels, including Theories of Adult Learning, Community Development and Entrepreneurship. He is the Coordinator of Accra Learning Centre of SCDE. Dr. Biney received his B.Ed. (Foundations) degree (1999) from University of Cape Coast, his M.Phil. (Adult Education) degree (2003) and Ph.D (Adult Education) degree (2009) from University of Ghana, Legon. Dr. Biney also holds a certificate in Social Mobilisation for Health and Development (2008) from School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon. His research interests are in Adult Learning, Community Development and Entrepreneurship. ‘<i>Teacher Motivation and Learner’s Interest: Perspectives of an Adult Educator</i>’ is Dr. Biney’s first book. He also has over twenty (25) articles and book chapters to his credit. Some of the learned academic journals Dr. Biney has published in include <i>PAACE Journal of Lifelong Learning</i>, <i>Journal of Studies in Education</i>, <i>MIER Journal of Educational Studies</i>, <i>Trends and Practices</i> (<i>MJESTP</i>), <i>Journal of Community Development Practice</i>, <i>International Community Development Journal</i>, <i>Journal of Education</i>, <i>Development and Innovation</i> (<i>JEDI</i>), <i>GIMPA Journal of Leadership</i>, <i>Management and Administration</i>, <i>Tertiary Education Series</i>, <i>and International Journal of Lifelong Education</i>. Dr. Biney has presented over 40 papers in international conferences and seminars.

: The interest of the researcher for conducting this study is to inform policy direction on the need to develop entrepreneurship policy to really capture the entrepreneurial needs, plans, interest, development and supports for the youth, to create jobs for themselves since the formal sector of the economy is unable to employ them.

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