Presenting a Paradigmatic Model for the Development of Entrepreneurship Education in the Third Generation Universities: Application of the Grounded Theory

The purpose of this research was to present a paradigmatic model for the development of entrepreneurship education in the third generation universities. This research is applied in terms of purpose and qualitative in terms of approach, which was conducted using the grounded theory method. The studied community included all experts in the field of the research. The samples were selected using the snowball and theoretical sampling methods. The stage of data collection continued until theoretical saturation was achieved, and theoretical saturation was achieved with the number of 19 people in this research. Data collection tools included open questionnaire, in-depth individual interview, and note taking. Validity was verified using the triangulation and member check techniques. The results obtained from the research data were extracted and classified in the form of concepts in the process of open, axial, and selective coding. The results showed that for the development of entrepreneurship education in third generation universities, the existence of a set of factors is necessary, the most important of which include causal conditions (such as entrepreneurial leadership, innovative strategy, improving the quality of entrepreneurship education, and human capital development), contextual conditions (such as factors related to entrepreneurial culture, flexible organizational structure, and development of a network relationships), intervening conditions (such as correct policy making and infrastructure development), actions (such as the development of economic and entrepreneurial activities, the development of education and research in the field of entrepreneurship, the development of communications and interactions, the development of cultural-social infrastructures and resources), and consequences (such as psychological consequences, educational-scientific consequences, economic consequences, and cultural-social consequences). Based on the results of the research, updating entrepreneurial training through the development of relationships among stakeholders is suggested.