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The Impact of Academic Programs on the Development of Entrepreneurial Skills in Students |
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PP: 1395-1409 |
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doi:10.18576/jsap/130420
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Author(s) |
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Athman A. Alqahtani,
Yahya A.Ali,
Abdullah A.Ali,
Ahmed A. Abdul Majeed,
Hassan A.Elqarni,
Ibrahim O. Hassan,
Omar I. Asiri,
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Abstract |
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| The current study aims to assess the educational programs of Saudi Arabia universities with a focus on the requirements and activities for developing Entrepreneurial Skills among Youth. As a way to achieve its main objective, this study investigated literature reviews and previous studies to describe the Entrepreneurial Skills of Youth and the university programs including courses, teaching practices and strategies. The instruments were prepared accordingly. A questionnaire was designed to include dimensions such as Planning learning programs and courses, teaching for developing entrepreneurial skills, students activities, and assessing entrepreneurial skills. Hence, the validity and reliability of questionnaire were measured. The current study depends on the descriptive analytical approach, and the sample consisted of a 241 members of Tabuk University, selected randomly according to variables of specialization, job, gender, and years of experiences. The study tool was applied by analyzing and interpreting the results. The main results of this study indicate that educational programs at the university incorporate few practices for improving entrepreneurial skills among youth. No significant differences were found regarding specialization, job, gender, or years of experience. The recommendations are highly related to rewriting education programs in accordance with developing entrepreneurial skills."
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