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The Effect of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practical Education on Career Maturity: Focusing on the Mediating Effect of Problem Solving Ability  

Ahn, Tae-uk (Gunsan City Youth Center & Start-up Center)
Lee, In-ah (Dept. of Chemistry, Kunsan National University)
Kwun, Yung-jin (Jeju National University)
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship / v.17, no.3, 2022 , pp. 269-280 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, the necessity and importance of entrepreneurship education in universities in terms of nurturing creative talents and career paths have been emphasized. This study attempted to examine the mechanism of how the effectiveness of entrepreneurship education affects career maturity by dividing it into theoretical education and practical entrepreneurship education with problem-solving competency rather than a single dimension. This study performed an empirical analysis using Smart PLS for 153 college students. The results of the analysis are as follows. First, it was found that theoretical and practical entrepreneurship education had a significant positive (+) effect on problem-solving ability. Second, theoretical entrepreneurship education had a positive (+) effect on career maturity. but practical entrepreneurship education did not have a direct significant effect on career maturity. Third, problem-solving ability had a positive (+) effect on career maturity. Finally, the mediating effect analysis revealed that problem-solving ability had mediating effects on both entrepreneurship education and career maturity of college students. In conclusion, this study has its significance in that it presents the effectiveness and direction of entrepreneurship education both in theory and practice at a time when it is urgent to foster inspiring and creative talent in universities to meet the demands of the times. In particular, it was analyzed that entrepreneurship education conducted at universities is required to upgrade the curriculum, content, methodology, and subject design of practical entrepreneurship education, and there is an urgent need for improvement so that the effect of practical entrepreneurship education can have a significant effect on career maturity.
Keywords
Entrepreneurship Education; Theoretical Entrepreneurship Education; Practical Entrepreneurship Education; Career Maturity; Problem-solving Ability;
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