The Null Education of Entrepreneurial Competencies in the Curriculum of SBM

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant professor, Department of Educational Management,, Farhangian University

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3 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Methods and Programs, University of Tehran

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the null education of entrepreneurial competencies in the curriculum of SBM. The statistical society consisted Entrepreneurs and all curriculum syllabus of SBM Discipline Approved by Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran 2020-2021. To select them, the purposive sampling method in the entrepreneurs section and census sampling method in the curriculum syllabus for Small Business Management were used. In this study the research tool was a semi-structured interview and a content analysis checklist of entrepreneurial competencies. The results of interview led to the extraction of six main categories and 44 sub - categories of entrepreneurial competencies: entrepreneurial knowledge (8 sub-components), entrepreneurial awareness (7 sub-components), entrepreneurial attitudes (12 sub-components), entrepreneurial opportunity (4 sub-components), managerial entrepreneurial (9 sub-components) and entrepreneurial social capital (4 sub-components). The results of content analysis indicated that presence of entrepreneurial competencies among the curriculum syllabus is neglected in the SBM Discipline. Also, the curriculum syllabus of managerial entrepreneurial competencies are the highest and the entrepreneurial social competencies are the lowest. Therefore, the curriculum syllabus of SBM as a major of study must be reviewed with the absence of entrepreneurial competencies.

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