ERIC Number: EJ1326048
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0307-5079
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Assessing the Role of Entrepreneurship Education in Regulating Emotions and Fostering Implementation Intention: Evidence from Nigerian Universities
Studies in Higher Education, v47 n2 p450-468 2022
Notwithstanding the volume of literature assessing the link between entrepreneurship education and individuals' entrepreneurial behaviour, the mechanism underlying this relationship remains misunderstood. In fact, a combination of inconclusive findings and a narrow focus on western contexts duly compel further research in this area. In the current study, we argue that individuals' emotions could be the missing link to explain contrasting findings and uncover how education affects entrepreneurial activity. To test our argument, we investigate a sample of 1314 Nigerian students from five universities across the country. We find that entrepreneurship education enhances entrepreneurial intention by regulating students' emotions. However, not all emotions bridge this link. Our findings hold important implications for practice. Policy makers and entrepreneurship educators can draw on these findings to tailor their initiatives and programmes so that the relevant emotions are regulated and entrepreneurship activity is enhanced.
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Teaching Methods, Intention, Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Educational Policy, Universities, Educational Practices, Emotional Response, Student Behavior, Positive Attitudes, Personality Traits, Construct Validity, Reliability
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Nigeria
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