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Cater, John James; Young, Marilyn; Al-Shammari, Marwan; James, Kevin – Journal of International Education in Business, 2022
Purpose: Using the theory of planned behavior as a theoretical base, this study aims to examine the effect of the personality attributes, risk-taking, creativity and locus of control on the entrepreneurial intentions of US business college students. The authors replicated previous studies from around the world but performed the research during the…
Descriptors: College Students, Business Education, Entrepreneurship, Intention
Gichuru, Eutychus Ngotho – Online Submission, 2023
The purpose of this study was to see if there was a link between university entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intentions among student-teachers at SOED in UDSM. Objectives of the study were:(i) Determine whether university students at SOED who study university entrepreneurship education have higher entrepreneurial tendencies such as…
Descriptors: Universities, Entrepreneurship, Intention, Student Teachers
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Goksu, Meral Metin; Demir, Ozden – International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 2021
Learning is a process of thinking in which the most significant construct is individuals' awareness of their own learning and their own learning process, in other words, of their own metacognition capacity. This prediction study aimed at identifying the relationship between entrepreneurial dispositions and metacognition, and epistemological…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Epistemology, Beliefs, Predictor Variables
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Pokrovskaia, Nadezhda N.; Leontyeva, Veronika L.; Ababkova, Marianna Yu.; D'Ascenzo, Fabrizio – Education Sciences, 2021
Research on behavior regulation was carried out after several months of social isolation, provoked by the pandemic, between the months of February and March 2020. In spring 2020, many higher education institutions began to introduce digital tools of education, remote learning, and distance teaching. The reaction during the first weeks and months…
Descriptors: Pandemics, COVID-19, Distance Education, Self Control
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Bulut, Cagri; Eren, Hakan; Halac, Duygu Seckin – Creativity Research Journal, 2013
The term "innovation" has sometimes been used as a synonym for technological innovation until the concept of "social innovation" attracted academic attention. Since then, these two types of innovation have been investigated individually. It can be claimed that, despite the great importance of social innovation studies,…
Descriptors: Innovation, Technological Advancement, Social Change, Influences
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Norvilitis, Jill M.; Reid, Howard M.; Ling, Sun; Chen, Sisi – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2013
Data were analyzed from 178 American and 153 Chinese college students who participated in a study examining motivation to attend college. Students in the two countries reported similar motivations for attending college, with career and personal reasons being most important and helping family least important. Also, the study assessed the influence…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Motivation, College Students, Cross Cultural Studies
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Lipper, Arthur, III – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1989
The paper analyzes fear and hate as motivating forces in entrepreneurship. Fear can drive entrepreneurs, as they attempt to control their fear of poverty, loneliness, and being controlled by others. Hate, such as hatred of sloth and waste or hatred of being told something cannot be done, can also motivate entrepreneurs. (JDD)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Fear
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Wheatley, Walter J.; And Others – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1991
This article presents a model to evaluate the imagination and creativity of strategic planners. Characteristics recommended for strategic planners include the cognitive styles of extroverted, intuitive, feeling, and perceptive; marginal personality orientation, which allows for an open-minded viewpoint with integrative skills; internal locus of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Creativity, Futures (of Society), Imagination
Richards, Janet C.; And Others – 1989
This study of student teachers' reflective abilities defines reflecting about teaching as the capability and willingness of prospective teachers to question and critically analyze their teaching and teaching experiences. In discussing differences between student teachers in psychological and personal dimensions, the characteristics examined were:…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Higher Education
Richards, Janet C.; And Others – 1992
This investigation examined students attending U.S. and Canadian visual and performing arts secondary schools for distinguishing personality characteristics, locus of control, acceptance of talents, labeling, family dynamics, anxiety levels, perceived personal and school problems, and views of peers, artists/teachers, and counselors. One hundred…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Creativity, Family Influence, Foreign Countries