The role of entrepreneurial education in sustainable development of Salah al-Din Governorate A field study of the opinions of a sample of faculty members at Tikrit University

Abstract

This study aims to determine the role that entrepreneurial education can play as an independent variable through its dimensions represented in (entrepreneurial competence, self-efficacy, entrepreneurial intention, and bold behavior) in promoting sustainable development as a dependent variable through its fields represented in (environmental field, economic field, and social field), and the problem of the study was summarized in a main question: Can university entrepreneurial education be relied upon as an approach to promote sustainable development in the colleges of Tikrit University studied? As a mechanism for this study to achieve its objectives, two main hypotheses were put forward, namely; the existence of a correlation relationship and a significant influence relationship for entrepreneurial education in the fields of sustainable development in Salah al-Din Governorate from the point of view of faculty members at Tikrit University and at the level of the university colleges studied.

The research used the descriptive and analytical approach on a sample of (253) faculty members who were randomly selected. A questionnaire was used as a main tool consisting of (67) questions and evaluation on a five-point Likert scale. The data were tested using the ready-made program (SPSS) and through the correlation coefficient and simple linear regression.

The results showed the existence of correlations and a significant impact of the dimensions of entrepreneurial learning in the areas of sustainable development. The study concluded with a set of recommendations.