A Measurement for the Construct of Entrepreneurial Education

Abstract

The intellectual puzzle exists to uncover whether the term entrepreneurial education has been defined in the existing literature more appropriately in today's business context. Moreover, a well-accepted definition and measurement for measuring entrepreneurial education must be needed. This paper attempts to develop a comprehensive definition of entrepreneurial education and a measurement of the construct. To do so, a desk research strategy is used. Initially, the study identified nine common characteristics through the content analysis of the explanations given by various scholars. Next, 29 items under three elements were developed using inductive and deductive approaches. Next, an online questionnaire was distributed among 163 randomly selected management university students. Finally, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) are performed. 22 items out of 29 loaded significantly on three factors. Finally, no validity concerns emerged, and all things were interpreted consistently across different situations according to the reliability results. As there is an absence of a comprehensive, timely definition and a measurement for the entrepreneurial education construct, this study bridges the knowledge gap in the entrepreneurial literature by providing a comprehensive definition and a measurement with 22 items.