Antecedents Planned Behaviour as a Mediator between Entrepreneurship Education and Entrepreneurial Intention

Abstract

Students, as one of the intellectual groups and future pillars of reform, are viewed as individuals who need to equip themselves with entrepreneurial spirit and enthusiasm. Students are challenged to create their own jobs through innovative ideas and methods. All universities in Indonesia have integrated entrepreneurship courses into their curricula as one of the core subjects that every student is required to take. Entrepreneurship education not only provides a theoretical foundation on entrepreneurial concepts but also shapes the attitudes, behaviors, and mindset of an entrepreneur. This is seen as an investment in human capital to prepare students for starting new businesses through the integration of experience, skills, and essential knowledge for developing and expanding a business. This study aims to examine the effect of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Intention, mediated by the Theory of Planned Behavior. The population in this research consists of all students in Madiun City who have already taken entrepreneurship courses. The sampling technique used in this study follows a two-stage sampling approach. The first stage involves distributing questionnaires both offline and online. The sample is selected using purposive sampling based on specific population criteria. The data analysis tool employed in this research is SEM-PLS, using SmartPLS software