ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION AND ATTITUDE ORIENTATION OF ABM STUDENTS: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF MOTIVATION

Yasir A. Asarak, Lord Eddie Aguilar

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A key factor in influencing the development of entrepreneurship among individuals is their attitudes towards entrepreneurship and their intentions to engage in entrepreneurial activities. This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of motivation on the relationship between entrepreneurial education and entrepreneurial attitude orientation. A total of 404 ABM senior high school students were randomly surveyed from identified big senior high schools in Digos City, both in Grades 11 and 12, using an adapted-standardized questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the Sobel z-test, including the other prerequisite descriptive tools. Descriptive statistics underlined that the respondents expressed a moderate level of entrepreneurial education (EE), entrepreneurial attitude orientation (EAO), and extrinsic motivation (EM). Also, statistical evidences show that there is a significant relationship between EE→EAO, EE→EM, and EM→EAO. Extrinsic motivation partially mediates the relationship between entrepreneurial education and entrepreneurial attitude orientation. Thus, to improve students' entrepreneurial mindset orientation, it is advised that ABM educational institutions incorporate motivational components into their entrepreneurship instruction.

 

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business management, entrepreneurial education, entrepreneurial attitude orientation, motivation, sequential mediation, Sobel test, Philippines

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