An Analysis of the Influence of Entrepreneurship Education and the Family Context on Entrepreneurial Intentions among Higher Education Students
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Entrepreneurial interest remains underdeveloped in developing countries, making it crucial to foster it among students. This study examines the influence of entrepreneurial learning and the family environment, particularly parental roles, on students’ entrepreneurial interest. The study involved 312 undergraduate students from education departments at several universities in East Java, Indonesia, who were selected using a purposive sampling technique. A questionnaire was used as the research instrument. Descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression were employed to analyze the data and examine variable relationships. The results show that entrepreneurship education and the family environment have a positive and significant effect on students’ entrepreneurial interest, with the model explaining 63.3% of the variance (R² = 0.633). These findings suggest that lecturers should carefully select and implement entrepreneurship learning models, while parental support remains essential to enhance students’ entrepreneurial interest. This study contributes to entrepreneurship education literature by showing that survey-based learning with direct interaction with business actors connects classroom knowledge to real practice, enhancing students’ contextual understanding and strengthening their entrepreneurial intentions. This study highlights the importance of the family environment in shaping prospective entrepreneurs. Its influence is not deterministic but works through entrepreneurial socialization, role modeling, and resource access, which collectively foster entrepreneurial orientation and capabilities. This study provides empirical insights into the relationship between survey-based entrepreneurial learning that directly engages business actors and students’ entrepreneurial interest and spirit, highlighting the importance of inclusive learning approaches and university-organized bazaar programs as experiential contexts in entrepreneurship education.
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