Entrepreneurial Tendencies among Students at King Abdullah II Schools for Excellence in Jordan
by: Saleh Al-Khatib Noha Al-Khatib
Abstract:
This study aimed to identify the entrepreneurial orientations among students of King Abdullah II Schools for Excellence, in terms of their clarity of the concept, future aspirations, and their desire to establish entrepreneurial ventures in the future (entrepreneurial intention). It also sought to examine differences in these orientations based on demographic variables and future study orientations. The researchers adopted the descriptive approach to collect the study data. The study population consisted of all students enrolled in the King Abdullah II Schools for Excellence across Jordan, which are distributed over 13 schools. The sample included 312 male and female students, who were reached through an electronic questionnaire designed specifically for this purpose. The results indicated no statistically significant differences related to the clarity of the concept of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial individual, or the students' future academic orientation, attributable to demographic variables such as gender, educational level, or the educational qualifications and occupations of their parents. The results also showed that students tended to prefer studying medical specializations, followed by engineering specializations. However, regarding entrepreneurial orientations, there were statistically significant differences attributable to future academic orientation, with students desiring to study engineering specializations showing the highest levels of entrepreneurial orientation, followed by those preferring computer and information technology specializations, and finally medical specializations. Accordingly, the study recommends the gradual introduction of entrepreneurial topics to ensure increased exposure as students advance through school grades. It also emphasizes the importance of continuously measuring and tracking these orientations alongside students’ academic progression, with a particular focus on students with engineering orientations..
Keywords:
Entrepreneurial Orientation
Jordan
King Abdullah II Schools for
Excellence
School Students
