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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION AMONG STUDENTS AT A HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION IN SOUTH AFRICA – AN EXPLORATORY STUDY
62 ABSTRACT
Unemployment, especially youth unemployment, is a global problem that both developed and developing economies are facing. In addition, it is becoming increasingly difficult for graduates to find jobs after finishing their studies. Entrepreneurship education at Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) are becoming an important solution help solve unemployment and the underemployment of graduates. Against this background the objective of this research is to investigate and empirically test the relationship between Entrepreneurship education and the Entrepreneurial intention of students enrolled for an entrepreneurship-oriented module at a HEI. For the purpose of this paper the Learning motives, Teaching methods and Programme content (independent variables) influencing Entrepreneurship education (intervening variable) and Entrepreneurial intention (dependent variable) was investigated. Entrepreneurial content and Interactive teaching were found to have a significant positive relationship with Entrepreneurship education, while Entrepreneurship education was found to have a significant positive relationship with Entrepreneurial intention.