The Role of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Mindset with Regard to the Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Attitude and Self-Efficacy

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the role of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial mindset with regard to the mediating role of entrepreneurial attitude and self-efficacy of the second-year vocational school students of Susangerd city. Methods: This research, categorized as applied research based on its purpose, was conducted in a descriptive-survey manner. The statistical population included all associate students of Susangerd city in the 2022-2023 school year. A sample comprising 217 persons, selected based on random sampling method, completed the questionnaire of Vishnu War dana et al. (2020). In order to analyze the data, descriptive statistics and structural equation model (SEM) were used. Results: The findings of the research showed that entrepreneurship training has a positive and significant relationship with entrepreneurial self-efficacy, entrepreneurial attitude and entrepreneurial mindset (p<0.05). On the other hand, entrepreneurial self-efficacy has a positive and significant relationship with students' entrepreneurial attitude (p≤0.05). In addition, entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial attitude have a large entrepreneurship education effect on the entrepreneurial mindset of second-year vocational school students in the Susangerd city. to fit the model from The GOF index was used, and this index showed that the present study has a favorable fit (GOF=0.29). Conclusions: This study suggests that entrepreneurship education can effectively enhance the entrepreneurial mindset of students by improving their entrepreneurial attitude and self-efficacy. Such education plays a crucial role in shaping the mindset, attitude, and behavior of students as entrepreneurs, and encourages them to pursue entrepreneurship as a career path. These findings have significant implications for educators, policymakers, and other stakeholders in the education sector.