SEARCH ARTICLE

26 Pages : 195-204

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).26      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).26      Published : Mar 2019

Identifying the Role of Teachers in Developing Entrepreneurial Intention of Prospective Teachers

    This research study identified the main areas related to entrepreneurship teacher education. The main objectives of the study were: (a) to identify the importance of entrepreneurship education for teacher education in Pakistan; (b) to identify the areas to prepare pre-service teachers for entrepreneurship education. The nature of study was descriptive while mixed method approach was used to gather information. Twelve teacher educators and eighty five prospective teachers were selected by using convenience sampling technique. ENVIVO-11 and SPSS were used to analyze qualitative and quantitative data. It was revealed that mostly interviewees agreed on entrepreneurial education should be made a part of national professional standards of teachers. Majority of the trainee teachers appreciated entrepreneurship education. Most of the respondents intervene about imparting and improving entrepreneurial education for prospective teachers’ course. Interviewees are appreciating this step of entrepreneurial intentions in prospective teachers’ course.

    Entrepreneurship, teacher education, prospective teachers, professional standard.
    (1) Saubia Ramzan
    Professor,Institute of Management Sciences, University of Balochistan, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Shakir
    Lecturer,Department of Educational Training, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Jam Muhammad Zafar
    Assistant Professor,Department of Teacher Education,Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan.