Entrepreneurship Education’s Benefits to Motivate Prospective Teacher Students
Keywords:
education, entrepreneurship, motivationAbstract
In the current post-pandemic millennial economic situation, having knowledge about academic matters is no longer enough for active students or fresh graduates. Students are increasingly required to have skills and abilities that will increase their employability, such as: retrieval and handling of information; planning and problem solving; communication and presentation; and development and social interaction. With some basic backgrounds including living conditions, and cultural ownership, plus the existence of entrepreneurship education in the creation of new companies is an important aspect of this infrastructure, because it will encourage students to take risks starting a business. This study aims to determine the benefits of entrepreneurship education in motivating prospective teacher students at Bondowoso University to undertake entrepreneurial activities. To achieve the above objectives, a survey was conducted on 20 student teacher candidates. Data obtained through semi-structured interviews. The method used is descriptive qualitative method, which means data analysis based on facts. The results showed that 90% of student teacher candidates were motivated to carry out entrepreneurial activities in various fields such as buying and selling to agriculture. It can be concluded that entrepreneurship education can motivate prospective teacher students at Bondowoso University to engange entrepreneurial activities.
