While the existing literature generally suggests a positive relationship between entrepreneurship education (EE) and entrepreneurial intentions (EIs), the underlying mechanisms are yet to be fully understood. Against this background and drawing on social cognitive career theory, this study explores the serial mediating effect of entrepreneurial self-efficacy, alertness, and opportunity recognition on the relationship between EE and EIs. The study adopted a one-group pretest-posttest (quasi-experimental) research design. A self-reported questionnaire was used to collect data from 254 business management students in three polytechnics in Nigeria. The study performed a repeated-measures t-test and a serial mediation analysis. The findings show that EE significantly improves students' entrepreneurial self-efficacy, alertness, opportunity recognition, and intentions. The results also indicate that entrepreneurial self-efficacy, alertness, and opportunity recognition positively impact EIs. Further analysis reveals that entrepreneurial self-efficacy, alertness, and opportunity recognition individually and serially mediate the relationship between EE and EIs. The study concludes that entrepreneurial self-efficacy, alertness, and opportunity recognition are mechanisms through which EE positively affects EIs. The study contributes to a better understanding of the role of EE in the development of EIs, and its findings have implications for policymakers and higher education institutions.

虽然现有文献普遍表明创业教育（EE）和创业意图（EI）之间存在正相关关系，但其潜在机制尚未完全了解。在此背景下，本研究借鉴社会认知职业理论，探讨了企业家自我效能感、警觉性和机会识别对EE和EI关系的序列中介作用。该研究采用了一组前测后测（准实验）的研究设计。使用自我报告问卷收集了尼日利亚三所理工学院 254 名商业管理学生的数据。该研究进行了重复测量t检验和系列中介分析。研究结果表明，EE显着提高了学生的创业自我效能感、警觉性、机会识别力和意图。结果还表明，企业家的自我效能感、警觉性和机会识别对EI产生积极影响。进一步的分析表明，企业家自我效能感、警觉性和机会识别分别和连续地调节了EE和EI之间的关系。研究得出的结论是，企业家自我效能感、警觉性和机会识别是 EE 对 EI 产生积极影响的机制。该研究有助于更好地理解 EE 在 EI 发展中的作用，其研究结果对政策制定者和高等教育机构具有影响。