The degree of effectiveness of teaching methodology in higher education on the promotion of entrepreneurship behavior from university faculty points of view

Subject Areas : Educational Science

farzaneh vasefiyan ¹ , mohammadjavad liyaghatdar ²

1 - دانشجوی دکتری فلسفه تعلیم و تربیت و برنامه‌ریزی درسی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد خوراسگان
2 - دانشیار دانشگاه اصفهان

Received: 2015-12-30 Accepted : 2015-12-30 Published : 2009-10-23

Keywords: Students, entrepreneurship, Isfahan university, Teaching methodology, university faculty,

Abstract :

The present study aims to study the degree of effectiveness of teaching methodology in higher education on the promotion of entrepreneurship behavior from university faculty and university students points of view at Isfahan University, Isfahan technology College, Arts faculty, and Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch. It is an applied study and uses a survey-descriptive research method. Data gathering instrument is a researcher-made questionnaire with a reliability of 0.98. The construct validity of the questionnaire was determined using factor analysis with varimax rotation. The content validity was confirmed by the supervisor and the guide of the study and five experts at universities. The statistical sample of the study was 365 students and 282 university lecturers and professors at the universities. The sample was selected through proportional stratified sampling method. Descriptive and inferential statistics was carried out using SPSS. The results showed that based on students’ and lecturers’ viewpoints, teaching methods (question and answer, lecture, project, group discussion) had an effect less than average on the entrepreneurship behavior factors(promoting individual capabilities, promoting communication skills, strategies to face change, researching). It was p≤ 0/001. The responses were also analyzed  in terms of gender, group, years at university, and scientific rank of the respondents. The results showed that there were significant differences among respondents’ views on the effectiveness of  question and answer (as a factor increasing communication skills), lecturing(as a factor promoting individual capabilities, promoting communication skills, strategies to face change), project( as a factor affecting all) in terms ofuniversity, years at university, programs(i.e. B.A/S, M.A/S, Ph.D.), and departments