Conceptualizing the Role of Job Education and Employment Opportunities in Enhancing Entrepreneurial Attitudes Among Sixth-Grade Students

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1 Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

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In recent decades, the focus on improving entrepreneurial skills, attitudes, and behaviors as key factors in societies' economic and social development has increased. According to reports from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, these skills and attitudes are acquired and teachable. Therefore, entrepreneurship education from childhood is considered an essential stage in forming and strengthening these skills and attitudes. This study aims to conceptualize the role of job education and employment opportunities in enhancing the entrepreneurial attitudes of sixth-grade students in the Farg region of Darab County. This research is applied in nature and was conducted using a quasi-experimental method of pre-test and post-test with a control group. The statistical population includes sixth-grade female students in the mentioned region. Two classes of 30 students were purposefully selected for the experimental and control groups as samples. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire to assess entrepreneurial attitudes. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods, including univariate covariance analysis, paired and independent t-tests, and repeated measures analysis of variance. The homogeneity of within-group variances was checked using Levene's test, and the normal distribution of data was verified using the Shapiro-Wilk test. The results showed that job education and employment opportunities effectively led to enhancing and growing students' entrepreneurial attitudes. Employing diverse teaching methods and integrating sixth-grade subjects for job education significantly impacted the components of students' entrepreneurial attitudes, namely creativity and innovation, risk-taking, and opportunity exploitation. This research provides practical recommendations for improving and institutionalizing the culture of entrepreneurship with an emphasis on entrepreneurship education during elementary school.

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  • Receive Date: 06 February 2024
  • Revise Date: 16 March 2024
  • Accept Date: 24 April 2024

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