JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE

Agripreneurs and/or Agriculture Science Teachers?: An Examination of Agribusiness

Students Entrepreneurial Attitudes Orientations and Entrepreneurial Intentions

Author(s): Talia Esnard

Citation: Talia Esnard, (2012) "Agripreneurs and/or Agriculture Science Teachers?: An Examination of Agribusiness Students Entrepreneurial Attitudes Orientations and Entrepreneurial Intentions," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol.12, Iss. 5, pp. 87 - 103

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

The study advanced a social cognitive understanding of entrepreneurial intentional through examinations of psycho-social factors (situational context and entrepreneurial education) on entrepreneurial attitudes orientations (EAOs) and entrepreneurial intentions (EIs). Results pointed to significantly higher EIs means for male students in comparison to female students. Students’ perception of situational contexts showed significant relationships with EIs, but not EAOs. The agribusiness program had positive but insignificant effects on both EAOs and EIs. Entrepreneurial self-efficacy had no indirect associations with students’ perception of their agribusiness program, situational contexts, EAOs and EIs.