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DEVELOPING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN PAKISTAN THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).16      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).16      Published : Dec 2019

Developing Entrepreneurship in Pakistan through Higher Education

Abstract

    This research intended to explore deficit and strategies to improve entrepreneurship regarding higher education in Pakistan. The study was descriptive in nature. It would utilize quantitative cum qualitative research techniques. Quantitative data were obtained through questionnaires and qualitative data from interviews. The population was comprised of all teachers and students who are getting entrepreneurship education in Business Incubation Centres (BIC) supported by Higher Education Commission in public sector universities. The sample of the research were 40 teachers and 200 students selected through random sampling technique. Data were analyzed through descriptive and thematic approach. The findings of the study showed that HEC was not playing an active role regarding entrepreneurship and demanded that special funds, infrastructure, and faculty should be provided to promote entrepreneurship. Institutions may offer useful training programs in colleges and universities for better career prospect and also focused on continuous professional development of teachers to enhance entrepreneurship education.

    (1) Nisar Ahmed
    Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Education,The University of Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Arshad
    SST – Science, School Education Department,Govt. Fazilka Islamia Model High School Pakpattan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Hameed Nawaz
    Associate Professor, Department of Education,The University of Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Ahmed, Nisar, Muhammad Arshad, and Muhammad Hameed Nawaz. 2019. "Developing Entrepreneurship in Pakistan through Higher Education." Global Social Sciences Review, IV (IV): 119-125 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).16

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    TURABIAN : Ahmed, Nisar, Muhammad Arshad, and Muhammad Hameed Nawaz. "Developing Entrepreneurship in Pakistan through Higher Education." Global Social Sciences Review IV, no. IV (2019): 119-125. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).16