Home⇛Asia Pacific Journal of Management and Sustainable Development⇛vol. 12 no. 2 Part 5 (2024)

Entrepreneurship Education, Social Network and Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy Among Chinese College Students

Chen Zhongnong

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

With the development of social economy and the country's emphasis on the reform and development of education system, the popularization of education in China is becoming more and more widespread, and the number of people receiving higher education in China is also increasing year by year. However, the corresponding number of college graduates continues to increase, and the employment pressure faced by graduates is gradually increasing. College students are the main force of social entrepreneurship, and stimulating young people's entrepreneurial intention has been highly valued in today's society. Entrepreneurship education, social network and entrepreneurial self-efficacy are important factors affecting college students' entrepreneurship. This paper chose the Chinese college students as the main respondents, and analyzed the relationship among entrepreneurship education, social network and entrepreneurial self-efficacy by using a questionnaire survey related to entrepreneurship education, social network and entrepreneurial self-efficacy. The study found that entrepreneurial education, social networks, and entrepreneurial self-efficacy have a positive effect on improving Chinese college students' entrepreneurial intentions. It was revealed that there is a highly significant relationship between college students' entrepreneurial education, social network, and entrepreneurial self-efficacy. The better the evaluation of entrepreneurship education, the better the evaluation of social networks likewise, the better the evaluation of entrepreneurship education, the better the evaluation of entrepreneurial self-efficacy and the better the evaluation of social networks, the better the evaluation of entrepreneurial self-efficacy. Based from the results, the study formulated a proposal to improve the entrepreneurial education, social network and entrepreneurial self-efficacy of Chinese college students, which offers important practical significance to encourage more college students to carry out entrepreneurial activities, and provides a reference for the government to formulate future support policies for social entrepreneurship.



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