Identifying the Dimensions of an Entrepreneurship Education Model for Secondary School Students in Hormozgan Province, Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Educational Governance and Human Resources, BA.C.,Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.

2 Department of Educational Governance and Human Resources, BA. C., Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran

Abstract
This study aimed to identify the dimensions of a model for entrepreneurship education among secondary school students in Hormozgan Province, Iran. The research was exploratory in purpose and employed a qualitative approach. In the qualitative phase, the study population consisted of educational experts and specialists from the Hormozgan Province Department of Education. Using purposive sampling, ten participants were selected for in-depth interviews. In the quantitative phase, in order to evaluate and fit the model based on the criteria extracted from the qualitative findings, the perspectives of all secondary school teachers and school principals in Hormozgan Province were used. Data collection in the qualitative phase was conducted through semi-structured interviews. The interview data were analyzed and coded using MAXQDA software. The results of initial coding showed that 50 primary codes were extracted from 242 meaningful segments of the interviews. Furthermore, axial coding results indicated that these 50 primary codes were categorized into eight main dimensions: economic outcomes related to student entrepreneurship, educational factors, organizational factors, political and governmental factors, individual factors, financial factors, environmental factors, and individual benefits associated with student entrepreneurship.

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