PERCEPTION OF THE QUALITY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AMONG ENTREPRENEURS
Keywords:
Lika-Senj County, small and medium enterprises, entrepreneurial educationAbstract
The purpose of this article is to investigate the perception of the quality of entrepreneurship education among entrepreneurs in Lika-Senj County and to determine whether there is a significant difference in the perception of entrepreneurship education depending on selected distinguishing characteristics of entrepreneurs: Gender, age, and professional education.
Methodology - This study used a questionnaire to investigate how entrepreneurs of small and medium enterprises in Lika-Senj County perceive entrepreneurship education in primary and secondary schools and universities. In order to investigate the perceptions of entrepreneurs, a measurement instrument was developed and its reliability was tested using Cronbach's alpha value. A one-way ANOVA test was used to test the hypothesis.
Results - The study concluded that entrepreneurship education was rated low at all three levels of education, as did all five observed variables: Education promotes creativity, self-reliance, and initiative; Education provides adequate instruction in free market principles; Education provides adequate attention to entrepreneurship and new venture creation; Education provides good and adequate preparation for start-up and growth; and Systems of vocational, technical, and continuing education provide adequate preparation for the creation and growth of new enterprises were rated unsatisfactory. In addition, the results show that there is no statistically significant difference in the perception of entrepreneurial education in terms of gender, age, and professional training of the entrepreneur, but also that entrepreneurs believe that formal and informal education and training of employees is important for the successful operation of the business.
Research limitations - The research included entrepreneurs of small and medium enterprises in Lika-Senj County, so in a next step the difference with the attitudes of entrepreneurs in other counties of the Republic of Croatia and in relation to the countries of the European Union could be studied.
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