The Effect of Entrepreneurial Education and Previous Business Experience on Entrepreneurial Intention: A Comparative Analysis among Aksum University Social Science Students

Abstract

This study was aimed to examine the effect of entrepreneurial education and prior business experience on entrepreneurial intention. The effects have been examined with cross-sectional comparative nature research design. Data were obtained from a sample of 186 Aksum university social science students via structured questionnaire and structured interview with entrepreneurship course instructors. Stratified random sampling technique was used to draw samples from the total population. An interview held with entrepreneurship course instructor’s purposefully to assimilate information about entrepreneurship course delivery mode and course content. The findings revealed that entrepreneurial education and prior business do not have significant effect on entrepreneurial intention. In line with the findings, the researcher recommended that Universities and government should work in cooperation to shape graduates entrepreneurship intention