Purpose

In order to achieve a sustained level of entrepreneurship in India, it is very important that the spirit and culture of entrepreneurship are ingrained in students, right at the “school” level. Specifically, in this study we examine how student entrepreneurial behavior is influenced by entrepreneurial activities at school.

Design/methodology/approach

We chose schools in India to recruit the students’ samples; 520 higher secondary school students were approached in-person to understand their entrepreneurial intentions (EI). We applied PLS-SEM to test the relationships of serial mediation.

Findings

Our findings imply that the students' entrepreneurial intentions are largely influenced by the school’s entrepreneurship program (e.g. labs, lectures and exercises). Further, we noted that school career guidance and students’ entrepreneurship attitude effectively mediate the relationship between school entrepreneurship curriculum and EI.

Practical implications

Entrepreneurship education beginning in schools does foster stronger entrepreneurial intent over the short-term. It also helps in fostering entrepreneurs, who create jobs and support in achieving the country’s desired SDGs.

Originality/value

The study contributes new dimensions to entrepreneurship research focusing on school children hence anchoring at early stages.

Peer review

The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-05-2023-0350

中文翻译：

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我的学校教我创业吗？学校创业课程与学生创业意向：序列中介调节分析

目的

为了在印度实现持续的创业水平，将创业精神和文化在“学校”层面的学生中根深蒂固是非常重要的。具体来说，在这项研究中，我们研究了学生创业行为如何受到学校创业活动的影响。

设计/方法论/途径

我们选择印度的学校来招募学生样本；我们亲自接触了 520 名高中生，以了解他们的创业意图 (EI)。我们应用 PLS-SEM 来测试串行中介的关系。

发现

我们的研究结果表明，学生的创业意向在很大程度上受到学校创业计划（例如实验室、讲座和练习）的影响。此外，我们注意到学校就业指导和学生创业态度有效地中介了学校创业课程与EI之间的关系。

实际影响

从学校开始的创业教育确实可以在短期内培养更强的创业意愿。它还有助于培养企业家，创造就业机会并支持实现该国所需的可持续发展目标。

原创性/价值

该研究为以学童为重点的创业研究提供了新的维度，因此可以在早期阶段进行研究。

同行评审

本文的同行评审历史记录位于：https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-05-2023-0350