Effects of Entrepreneurial Education Components on Developing Entrepreneurial Skills of Agricultural Students (Case: University of Tehran)

Document Type : Research Paper

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Associate Professor, Extension, Communication and Rural Development, University of Zanjan

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to examine the effects of entrepreneurial education components on developing entrepreneurial skills of agricultural students. The statistical population of the study consisted of 1188 agricultural graduate students at university college of Agricultural and Natural Resources, University of Tehran. According to the Krejcie and Morgan table, a sample of 291 students was selected using stratified random sampling method. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Face validity of the questionnaire confirmed by a panel of experts. The construct validity and composite reliability of the research instrument were tested by estimating the measurement model and they were satisfied after corrections (for the components of entrepreneurial education were 0.714 to 0.881 and for entrepreneurial skills were 0.803 to 0.860). The data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling. The results showed that four factors of content, teaching method, teachers’ competencies and students’ characteristics had positive and significant effects on dependent variable. These factors explained about 51 percent of variances of developing students’ entrepreneurial skills. 

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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research
Volume 49, Issue 2
May 2018
Pages 225-238

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