Presenting an entrepreneurial education model for sustainable job creation in Islamic Azad Universities in Tehran
Subject Areas : Entrepreneurship
1 - Educational Managment
Azad University North Tehran
Keywords: entrepreneurial education, sustainable employment generation, azad Islamic universities,
Abstract :
The current research was conducted with the aim of providing a model of entrepreneurial education for sustainable employment generation in Islamic Azad Universities in Tehran. According to the purpose the research method was fundamental-applied according to the type of data, mixed (qualitative-quantitative) of the exploratory type, and according to the method of data collection, in the qualitative part, thematic analysis and in the quantitative part, descriptive-survey. The statistical community in the qualitative part included professors. The university and senior officials were in the Azad Universities, and a non-random sampling method of the targeted type was used to select the samples . In the quantitative part, also the statistical population of the present study was all academic faculty members of Islamic Azad Universities in Tehran. Determining the sample size was done using the structural equation model correlation research method. The sampling method used in this study was random cluster stage. The validity and reliability of the instruments were measured and confirmed. The data analysis method in the qualitative part of theoretical coding was derived from thematic analysis method. In the quantitative part, there were tests such as sample t-test, hierarchical analysis process and confirmatory factor analysis. The results showed that the dimensions of entrepreneurial education in Azad Universities included the goal and method. Also the dimensions of sustainable employment included organizational and environmental dimensions. a conceptual model of the research was presented, which had appropriate validity. Key words: entrepreneurial education, sustainable employment generation