The Relationship of Entrepreneurship Education and Entrepreneurial Intentions of University Students: The Mediating Effect of Attitudinal Factors

Autor:	Riffat-un-Nisa Awan, Ghazanfar Ali, Muhammad Sadiq
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship education Higher education Graduate students business.industry Business education Mediation Pedagogy business Psychology Curriculum
Zdroj:	sjesr. 4:483-491
ISSN:	2706-6525 2706-8285
DOI:	10.36902/sjesr-vol4-iss2-2021(483-491)
Popis:	The study intended to examine the effect of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial intentions of students studying business education in different universities. More over the mediating effect of attitudinal factors on the relationship of intended variables was also explored. Six hundred graduate students were surveyed through a questionnaire from three public universities. The findings displayed that entrepreneurship education was significantly affecting entrepreneurial intentions of the students. Attitudinal factors have a strong mediation for entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intentions of higher education students. It can be concluded that entrepreneurial curricula and instruction along with attitudinal factors can add significantly to advance entrepreneurial intentions of students. It is suggested that the students of higher education, may be exposed towards entrepreneurship knowledge through regular instructional process, seminars and workshops to enhance their entrepreneurial capacities.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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