The Impact of Entrepreneurial Education on Entrepreneurial Intentions with mediating Effect of Personal Attitude

Abstract

The role of Entrepreneurship can never be ignored in driving innovation, employment, and economic development of any country. EE is very important tool for the development of EI among students of higher institutions. It is clear from the previous work on entrepreneurship that importance of entrepreneurial education can never be ignored for motivating the students to become entrepreneur. Specific education for entrepreneurial skills development is a key component of enhancing the urge to start new venture. In this research work, we explore the impact of EE on EI by taking the personal attitude as a mediator among university students of Pakistan. This study is quantitative in nature with sampling technique was nonrandom due to conveniency of data collection. The data was collected though questionnaires from university students and data analysis taken by the SPSS and statistical tools. The outcome exposed that EE has a significant impact on the EI. However, personal attitude positively influences the EI and mediate the relationship of EE and EI. The findings of this study indicate the importance of EE in entrepreneurship skill development among students. This study aims to recover preparation by giving academe educators and administrators more indication to use in improving entrepreneurship pedagogics. Finally, by providing policymakers with new information concerning the usefulness of entrepreneurship education as a technique of encouraging entrepreneurial behavior, this research will improve policy.