Sustainable Entrepreneurship Devehopement Mechanisms in Educational Systems and Orientations

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD Student in Educational Management, Department of Educational Sciences, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

Abstract

Entrepreneurship is one of the important stimulus factor for social and economic development in society development process. Stability of entrepreneurship important as much as entrepreneurship itself. As world face with daily changes in human society and unemployment and lack of prepare training are one of the most important disturbance for many governments. These problems become more serious especially in the field of agriculture in which trained and amateur work force are gathered. Existing theories about the relationship between education and entrepreneurship can be positive and normative. In the normative theory, education must be obedient to the production system, and education will be successful and effective, with high levels of entrepreneurship and a loyalty to business ratio. In the positivist theories, one of which is the theory of human capital, it provides the simplest explanation about the relationship between education and entrepreneurship. Accordingly, the main purpose of the present study is to identify and rank the components of entrepreneurship development, sustainable development in the country’s education system.This research is a descriptive survey, and data collection tool is a two-stage Delphi expert questionnaire. The statistical population of experts includes experts, educational specialists and non-random sampling method was selected with 12 interviews.  Based on the results of two Delphi rounds and consensus panel members and reaching theoretical saturation, 80 indicators identified by experts. Among the all criteria for entrepreneurship development, the highest priority given to individual and economic factors and lowest priority goes to political and cultural criteria.  Educational system is the main factor in mampower training.Therefor it should be identic in cope with changes and be able to solving unempioyment related problems. Considering sustainable entrepreneurship development indicators its expected that the educational system be capable for step forward to find some practical solutions for unemployment through focus on sustainable entrepreneurship development.

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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research
Volume 51, Issue 3
August 2020
Pages 499-512

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