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An exploratory study examining educator perceptions about teaching and assessing entrepreneurship skills at Malaysian public higher education institutions

The development of soft skills has been the focus of new education and training practices globally and particularly within the Malaysian Higher Education System. Entrepreneurship skills in particular have been identified as one of seven soft skills in Malaysian Public Higher Education Institutions (...

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Main Authors: Meor Osman, Wan Sofiah, Girardi, A.
Format: E-Article
Published: Journal of the World Universities Forum 2012
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AC Collections. Series. Collected works
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spelling my.unimas.ir.34492015-09-28T08:45:45Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/3449/ An exploratory study examining educator perceptions about teaching and assessing entrepreneurship skills at Malaysian public higher education institutions Meor Osman, Wan Sofiah Girardi, A. AC Collections. Series. Collected works The development of soft skills has been the focus of new education and training practices globally and particularly within the Malaysian Higher Education System. Entrepreneurship skills in particular have been identified as one of seven soft skills in Malaysian Public Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). This present study examines what factors influence educator perceptions about teaching and assessing entrepreneurship skills. Specifically, the study looks at the amount of emphasis educators report placing on teaching and assessing entrepreneurship skills, and the factors which can impact this emphasis. The results from a quantitative cross-sectional study indicate that the university category; discipline area; employment level and status; years of teaching and industry experience; teaching qualifications; and gender have differential effects on educator perceptions about the emphasis placed on teaching and assessing of entrepreneurship skills. The implications of these outcomes will be discussed in line with recent higher education policy within this sector and the wider educational community. Journal of the World Universities Forum 2012 E-Article NonPeerReviewed Meor Osman, Wan Sofiah and Girardi, A. (2012) An exploratory study examining educator perceptions about teaching and assessing entrepreneurship skills at Malaysian public higher education institutions. Journal of the World Universities Forum, Volume 4, Issue 4, pp.81-100. http://wuj.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.173/prod.319
institution Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
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content_provider Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
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topic AC Collections. Series. Collected works
spellingShingle AC Collections. Series. Collected works
Meor Osman, Wan Sofiah
Girardi, A.
An exploratory study examining educator perceptions about teaching and assessing entrepreneurship skills at Malaysian public higher education institutions
description The development of soft skills has been the focus of new education and training practices globally and particularly within the Malaysian Higher Education System. Entrepreneurship skills in particular have been identified as one of seven soft skills in Malaysian Public Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). This present study examines what factors influence educator perceptions about teaching and assessing entrepreneurship skills. Specifically, the study looks at the amount of emphasis educators report placing on teaching and assessing entrepreneurship skills, and the factors which can impact this emphasis. The results from a quantitative cross-sectional study indicate that the university category; discipline area; employment level and status; years of teaching and industry experience; teaching qualifications; and gender have differential effects on educator perceptions about the emphasis placed on teaching and assessing of entrepreneurship skills. The implications of these outcomes will be discussed in line with recent higher education policy within this sector and the wider educational community.
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author Meor Osman, Wan Sofiah
Girardi, A.
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Girardi, A.
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title An exploratory study examining educator perceptions about teaching and assessing entrepreneurship skills at Malaysian public higher education institutions
title_short An exploratory study examining educator perceptions about teaching and assessing entrepreneurship skills at Malaysian public higher education institutions
title_full An exploratory study examining educator perceptions about teaching and assessing entrepreneurship skills at Malaysian public higher education institutions
title_fullStr An exploratory study examining educator perceptions about teaching and assessing entrepreneurship skills at Malaysian public higher education institutions
title_full_unstemmed An exploratory study examining educator perceptions about teaching and assessing entrepreneurship skills at Malaysian public higher education institutions
title_sort exploratory study examining educator perceptions about teaching and assessing entrepreneurship skills at malaysian public higher education institutions
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publishDate 2012
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/3449/
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