Evaluating the Entrepreneurship Knowledge, Abilities, Attitudes and Creativity of Students (Case Study: Universities of Esfahan and Zanjan)

The aim of this study was to identify the extent that students have the entrepreneurial knowledge, ability, attitude, and creativity and after identification some recommendations were presented to improve entrepreneurship in higher education. The method of this research was descriptive; in term of aim, it is classified as applied research. Research population is consisted of 335 Masters Students from the Universities of Esfahan and Zanjan that were selected through random sampling. To collect data, researcher-made questionnaires were used. For analyzing the data of research descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used (T-test, ANOVA, Scheffe test). Results indicated that all four components of entrepreneurship are in the low level, unfavorable and are in similar situation that suggests need for more active efforts of faculty and staff in all areas relevant to the study.