The effect of students’ involvement in the 4802 cooperative’s operational activities on improving their entrepreneurial skills: A quasi-experimental study

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1 1. M.Sc. student of sustainable agricultural extension and education, agriculture extension & education department, college of agricultural and natural resources, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

2 2. Assistant professor of Agricultural Extension and Education Department, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

Abstract

Entrepreneurship is the driving force of economic development through the development of the necessary conditions for a leap in production. Therefore, the progressive communities should pay special attention to the basic element of entrepreneurship, namely efficient and creative human resources, and strive to formation theirs entrepreneurial capabilities through education and strengthening their civic participation. Accordingly, the purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to investigate the effect of students’ involvement in the 4802 cooperative’s operational activities on improving their entrepreneurial skills. The statistical population included all members of the cooperative (N = 350) from which 185 individuals were selected as the statistical sample. The sampling method was stratified random sampling. The main tool of the research was a researcher-made questionnaire which its face and content validity confirmed by a panel of experts and calculates CVR (Content Validity Raito) coefficient. The questioner readability confirmed by calculating the Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α = 0.743 – 0.834). Data was analyzed by applying SPSSwin20 software. Findings showed that the involvement of students in the practical activities of the cooperative significantly improved the level of their entrepreneurial skills in terms of both technical and managerial skills in compared to whom were not involved in these activities. But this difference was not significant for individual skills.

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