Investigation of Entrepreneurship Tendencies of Secondary School Students

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 13 Sayı: 2, 179 - 199, 30.12.2024

Elmas Merve Özyurt , Tuba Akpolat , Yener Altıparmakoğulları

Öz

The purpose of this study is to examine the entrepreneurial tendencies of secondary school students. The study was designed using Q methodology. The study group was formed using criterion sampling. In this context, having received entrepreneurship education was used as a criterion in the formation of the study group. The study group consists of 33 secondary school students who have received entrepreneurship education. As a data collection tool, 16 Q statements measuring students' entrepreneurship attitudes, skills and intentions were used. As a result of the study, three groups were named as “Potential Entrepreneurs” who had positive entrepreneurial attitudes, skills and intentions; “Dreamers” who low perceptions of entrepreneurial attitudes and skills and high entrepreneurial intentions; “Reluctant Entrepreneurs” who had high perceptions of entrepreneurial attitudes and skills and low entrepreneurial intentions.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurial Intention, Entrepreneurial Tendency, Innovation, Secondary Education, Q methodology

Etik Beyan

We declare that all processes of the study comply with research and publication ethics, and that I comply with ethical rules and scientific citation principles.

Destekleyen Kurum

Istanbul Development Agency

Proje Numarası

Validebağ Teknoloji ve Tasarım Merkezi Projesi (TR21/İSTKA/ÇEG/268)

Teşekkür

This study was prepared within the scope of Validebağ Technology and Design Centre Project (TR21/ISTKA/ÇEG/268) supported by Istanbul Development Agency. We would like to thank all the employees from Üsküdar District Governorship and Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University who supported the process and all the students who participated in the project.

Kaynakça

• Ataseven, Ö. (2016). Türkiye ve Avrupa Birliği ülkelerindeki ilkokul öğrencilerinin girişimcilik yeterliliklerinin karşılaştırılması. (Yayımlanmamış yüksek lisans tezi), Düzce Üniversitesi, Düzce.