Journal of Entrepreneurial Strategies in Agriculture

The purpose of research was to investigate influencing of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial spirit and skills of the students in Miandoab agricultural education center. This study was descriptive-correlation research and used survey method. The statistical population of the study consisted of all students in Miandoab educational center who have passed the entrepreneurship 3-credit course. Using Krejcie and Morgan’s table and proportional stratified random sampling technique, 178 students selected as research sample. The validity of the questionnaire was verified through the judgment of a panel of academic staffs in Tarbiat Modares University. To assess the reliability of the questionnaire, Cronbach’s alpha coefficients calculated for the main scales of the questionnaire (0.60 to 0.85). Based on the results, there were significant differences between entrepreneurial spirit and skills before and after passing the entrepreneurship course. In other words, entrepreneurship education has caused improvement in entrepreneurial sprit and skills of the students. The results of multivariate regression analysis indicated that 36.8 percent (R2­= 0.368) of the variability in education level and location and previous experience of the entrepreneurship capabilities.

     The aim of present study is identifying the entrepreneurship educational barriers is miandoab agricultural educational center this is a descriptive-correlation and survey study. Statistical population of the study include, all students in miandoab agricultural education center who participate in entrepreneurship courses. A simple random sample of 186 students was selected using the krejcie and Morgan table. In order to gathering data, interview and questionnaire were utilized as the main tools of data gathering a survey study. The validity of questionnaires were confirmed with corrective feedback from professors of Tarbiat Modares university. According to the results of this study, lake of interaction between university and entrepreneurial firms and avoidance of using skillful teachers are the main educational barriers. Also, based on the results of factor analysis weakness of policy and planning are the main barriers.