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The process of impact of entrepreneurship education and training on entrepreneurship perception and intention

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Purpose – Conventional wisdom as well as many studies confirm that entrepreneurship education
increases entrepreneurial intention but there is a lack of research on some aspects including conceptual
and theoretical development, mechanism of the effect of education and study of regional variations.
The paper studies the process of impact of entrepreneurship education and training (EET) on attitudes
toward entrepreneurship, perception of social norms, self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intention.
Design/methodology/approach – Empirical data from 601 individuals from Iran is utilized to
evaluate the model. The data are reported by Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). Binary
logistics regression is used to evaluate the effects of variables.
Findings – Results show that completion of one entrepreneurship course increases the likelihood of
having entrepreneurial intention by 1.3 times. Wald criteria demonstrate that fear of failure,
desirability of entrepreneurial career, entrepreneurs’ status in society, self-efficacy and education and
training are significant predictors of entrepreneurial intention. Perceived opportunity is not a strong
but a moderate predictor.
Research limitations/implications – Because of the country-level focus of research, the paper’s
results may lack generalizability. The paper makes no rigid claim of causality. The causality is likely to
be bi-directional.
Practical implications – The findings have wider implications for a theory of entrepreneurial
intention and also for the practice of teaching entrepreneurship. Higher efficiency of informal training
than formal training, failing entrepreneurship education to provide necessary knowledge and skills for
nascent entrepreneurs, and not considering the effect of macro socioeconomic conditions call for an
immediate pedagogical redesign of EET in Iran.
Originality/value – The paper summarizes learning processes and teaching models of
entrepreneurship education, matches them with educational theories and makes argument on the
mechanism of the effects of education. Then, utilizing empirical data, the paper shows the effectiveness
of entrepreneurship training and education initiatives in Iran and propose areas for improvement in
the national level based on the summarized educational theories and teaching models.

Keywords Iran, Entrepreneurship education, Entrepreneurial intention, Entrepreneurship training

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Education þ Training

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: Emerald Group., 2013

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Education þ Training Vol. 55 No. 8/9, 2013 pp. 868-885

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English

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