Factors Affecting Educational Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of Technical-Vocational Schools in Najafabad

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1 Master of Science (MSc), Execution Management -strategic Orientation, Dehaghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dehaghan, Iran.

2 Assistant professor.Department of Management, Dehaghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dehaghan, Iran

Abstract

This article aims to identify the factors affecting educational entrepreneurship in technical and vocational schools in Najaf Abad, Iran. The present research is a survey-type applied method with regard to the purpose and it is exploratory mixed with regard to the research method. The effective factors were identified until obtaining the theoretical saturation of the findings in the qualitative part of research using grounded theory and semi-structured interviews with experts. The population included all the vocational school students of Najaf Abad city in the quantitative part. The sample size was determined 165 by Morgan table and data were collected randomly. A researcher-made questionnaire with Likert scale was used to collect the data and face validity was confirmed and a 30 item questionnaire was distributed among the samples in order to avoid ambiguity. Reliability with Cronbach's alpha higher than 7 was confirmed. The data was analyzed using smart PLS software and the fit of model was confirmed. The findings of the qualitative section confirmed the significance of organizational, personnel, educational, educational content, intelligence, culture, managerial factors and interactions with the external environment. The quantitative findings confirmed all the factors derived from the qualitative section, except for the intelligence related factors.

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Journal of Curriculum Studies
Volume 14, Issue 52
June 2019
Pages 91-130

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  • Receive Date: 19 November 2018
  • Revise Date: 14 May 2019
  • Accept Date: 25 June 2019

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