Entrepreneurship perception in higher education. A comparative study among Students, Faculty Members and Directors

(descriptive): A set of variables affects the building of a university ecosystem fostering an entrepreneurial culture among students. The purpose of this study was to assess the perceptions of students, faculty members and directors of Higher Education Centers in the region of Coquimbo, Chile with r...

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Published in:Revista latinoamericana de ciencias sociales, niñez y juventud niñez y juventud, 2016-01, Vol.14 (1), p.221-233
Main Authors: Castillo-Vergara, Mauricio, álvarez-Marín, Alejandro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business administration
Business Administration Education
Business Skills
College faculty
College students
Comparative analysis
Comparative studies
Educational Strategies
Employment Problems
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
higher education
business administration education
business skills
perception tests
Higher education
HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Opportunities
Perceptions
Public Policy
Regional development
Skills
Student Attitudes
Teaching
Teaching Methods
University faculty
University students
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Summary:(descriptive): A set of variables affects the building of a university ecosystem fostering an entrepreneurial culture among students. The purpose of this study was to assess the perceptions of students, faculty members and directors of Higher Education Centers in the region of Coquimbo, Chile with respect to entrepreneurship, taking into account diverse variables in order to establish signifcant differences in these perceptions that could affect institutional policies or actions, which may ultimately have an impact in regional development. The descriptive study performed on a sample of twelve Higher Education institutions revealed signifcant differences between the perceptions of academics and students on the infuence of the following variables: infrastructure; networking; institutional experience; skills; risk-taking. Likewise, the directors showed signifcant differences in their appreciations of the relative importance of the variables: teaching strategies; academic skills; government programs and strategies covering students and/or academics.
ISSN:1692-715X
2027-7679
2027-7679
DOI:10.11600/1692715x.14114261114