Assessing the enterprising tendencies of Arab female undergraduate engineering students in the Sultanate of Oman

dc.contributor.authorYasin, Naveed
dc.contributor.authorKhansari, Zeinab
dc.contributor.authorSharif, Taimur
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-28T13:41:26Z
dc.date.available2020-03-28T13:41:26Z
dc.date.copyright2020
dc.date.issued2020-03
dc.descriptionThis article is not available at CUD collection. The version of scholarly record of this Article is published in Industry and Higher Education (2020), available online at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0950422220903618en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study assesses the enterprising characteristics of first-year undergraduate Omani female chemical engineering students in Muscat, Oman. Pre and post surveys were conducted with 27 respondents from an entrepreneurship boot camp module mandated by the Oman Ministry of Higher Education. The variables, measured on a 10-point Likert scale, included need for achievement, need for autonomy, creativity, risk-taking, and locus of control. Statistical analysis was performed on the integrated data to measure the impact of student learning using a t-test approach and comparing mean averages. This was followed by qualitative semi-structured interviews that were examined using thematic analysis. The comparison of students’ enterprise tendencies before and after the module indicates minor to moderate improvements in their entrepreneurial abilities and their understanding of entrepreneurial behavior. The most noticeable impact was on students’ risk-taking abilities, followed by their creativity, need for achievement, need for control, and, lastly, their need for autonomy. The findings illustrate that students perceived entrepreneurship positively but were concerned about the scheduling of the module and its integration into their core program of study. Students may have benefited further from a module of extended duration as opposed to the block delivery “boot camp” mode of learning. Due to the limited number of participants and the focus on female students only, the results of the study cannot be generalized. However, the article presents an initial exploration of and offers insights into enterprising characteristics among an empirically underexplored demographic and nonbusiness group. © The Author(s) 2020.en_US
dc.identifier.citationYasin, N., Khansari, Z., & Sharif, T. (2020). Assessing the enterprising tendencies of arab female undergraduate engineering students in the sultanate of oman. Industry and Higher Education, 34(6), 429-439. doi:10.1177/0950422220903618en_US
dc.identifier.issn09504222
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/0950422220903618
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12519/201
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSAGE Publications Ltden_US
dc.relationAuthors Affiliations : Yasin, N., Canadian University of Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Khansari, Z., University of Regina, Canada; Sharif, T., Newman University, United Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIndustry and Higher Education;
dc.rightsPermission to reuse the abstract has been secured from SAGE Publications Ltd.
dc.rights.holderCopyright : 2020 The Author(s)
dc.subjectAraben_US
dc.subjectengineering educationen_US
dc.subjectenterprise tendenciesen_US
dc.subjectentrepreneurshipen_US
dc.subjectfemale studentsen_US
dc.subjecthigher educationen_US
dc.titleAssessing the enterprising tendencies of Arab female undergraduate engineering students in the Sultanate of Omanen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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