Entrepreneurship education: incorporation of soft skills through hands-on experience
Entrepreneurship is of paramount importance in the present era of education for higher learning due to limited employment opportunities for graduates. Realising this importance, institutions of higher learning (IHLs) in Malaysia have adopted to provide entrepreneurship education and skills while und...
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| author | Johari, Nabila Kahar, Rohayah Habil, Hadina Abdul Hamid, Siti Aishah |
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| description | Entrepreneurship is of paramount importance in the present era of education for higher learning due to limited employment opportunities for graduates. Realising this importance, institutions of higher learning (IHLs) in Malaysia have adopted to provide entrepreneurship education and skills while undergraduate students are still undergoing their studies. The skills which are considered vital in entrepreneurship education are soft skills. Therefore, this paper aims to explain how IHL students acquire entrepreneurship soft skills through hands-on experience. In order to describe the acquirement of soft skills, this research utilized qualitative investigation using semi-structured interview in gathering data. The research respondents came from engineering and science backgrounds who took part in entrepreneurship education. Based on the findings of the study, it was found that soft skills are significant for future entrepreneurs in facing the challenging business environment. As a conclusion, this paper provides several recommendations for future research and implications beneficial for entrepreneurship practices. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-712982017-11-16T09:46:21Z http://eprints.utm.my/71298/ Entrepreneurship education: incorporation of soft skills through hands-on experience Johari, Nabila Kahar, Rohayah Habil, Hadina Abdul Hamid, Siti Aishah LB Theory and practice of education Entrepreneurship is of paramount importance in the present era of education for higher learning due to limited employment opportunities for graduates. Realising this importance, institutions of higher learning (IHLs) in Malaysia have adopted to provide entrepreneurship education and skills while undergraduate students are still undergoing their studies. The skills which are considered vital in entrepreneurship education are soft skills. Therefore, this paper aims to explain how IHL students acquire entrepreneurship soft skills through hands-on experience. In order to describe the acquirement of soft skills, this research utilized qualitative investigation using semi-structured interview in gathering data. The research respondents came from engineering and science backgrounds who took part in entrepreneurship education. Based on the findings of the study, it was found that soft skills are significant for future entrepreneurs in facing the challenging business environment. As a conclusion, this paper provides several recommendations for future research and implications beneficial for entrepreneurship practices. Serials Publications 2016 Article PeerReviewed Johari, Nabila and Kahar, Rohayah and Habil, Hadina and Abdul Hamid, Siti Aishah (2016) Entrepreneurship education: incorporation of soft skills through hands-on experience. Man in India, 96 (1-2). pp. 161-171. ISSN 0025-1569 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84958974946&partnerID=40&md5=6043b89704a7c764b598d6dd7fb271b8 |
| spellingShingle | LB Theory and practice of education Johari, Nabila Kahar, Rohayah Habil, Hadina Abdul Hamid, Siti Aishah Entrepreneurship education: incorporation of soft skills through hands-on experience |
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| title_short | Entrepreneurship education: incorporation of soft skills through hands-on experience |
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