Frontiers in Educational Research, 2023, 6(8); doi: 10.25236/FER.2023.060806.
Yunqing Liu, Ziqi Guo, Jiajun Zhang
School of Finance and Public Administration, Anhui University of Finance and Economics, Bengbu, China
This study aims to investigate the role of entrepreneurship education in promoting entrepreneurial intention among college students, using self-efficacy as a mediating variable. Entrepreneurship education is divided into two categories: practical education and curriculum education. The study hypothesizes that both types of education positively influence students' self-efficacy beliefs, which in turn increase their entrepreneurial intention. Data were collected through a survey of 205 college students who have participated in entrepreneurship education programs in China. The results support the hypothesis that both types of entrepreneurship education have a positive and significant effect on students' self-efficacy beliefs. Furthermore, self-efficacy beliefs were found to mediate the relationship between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention. This finding highlights the importance of promoting self-efficacy beliefs in entrepreneurship education programs to enhance students' entrepreneurial intention. Overall, this study provides valuable insights into the role of entrepreneurship education in promoting entrepreneurial intention among college students.
Entrepreneurship Education; Self-efficacy; Entrepreneurial Intention; College Student
Yunqing Liu, Ziqi Guo, Jiajun Zhang. How Entrepreneurship Education Promotes Entrepreneurial Intention among Chinese College Students: A Mediation Model. Frontiers in Educational Research (2023) Vol. 6, Issue 8: 48-54. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2023.060806.
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