The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education: A Study of Iranian Students' Entrepreneurial Intentions and Opportunity Identification

Abstract

Building on the theory of planned behavior, an ex ante and ex post survey was used to assess the impacts of elective and compulsory entrepreneurship education programs (s) on students' entrepreneurial intention and identification of opportunities. Data were collected by questionnaire from a sample of 205 participants in s at six ranian universities. Both types of s had significant positive impacts on students' subjective norms and perceived behavioral control. Results also indicated that the elective s significantly increased students' entrepreneurial intention, although this increase was not significant for the compulsory s. The findings contribute to the theory of planned behavior and have implications for the design and delivery of s.

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Saeid Karimi

Saeid Karimi is an entrepreneurship PhD student in the Department of Social Sciences, Education, and Competence Studies Group at the Wageningen University.

Harm J. A. Biemans

Harm J. A. Biemans is an associate professor of education in the Department of Social Sciences, Education, and Competence Studies Group at the Wageningen University.

Thomas Lans

Thomas Lans is an assistant professor of entrepreneurship in the Department of Social Sciences, Education, and Competence Studies Group at the Wageningen University.

Mohammad Chizari

Mohammad Chizari is professor of agricultural education in the Department of Agricultural Education and Extension at the Tarbiat Modares University.

Martin Mulder

Martin Mulder is professor of education in the Department of Social Sciences, Education, and Competence Studies Group at the Wageningen University.