The mediating role of inspiration in the relationship betwee entrepreneurship education (Extracurricular, Curriculum) on the entrepreneurial mindset of students

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of entrepreneurship education on students' entrepreneurial Mindset with the mediating role of inspiration. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlational in nature. The statistical population of this study is Students of Iranian public universities. The sampling method was available and the sample size(G*Powe) was 100 students. Cui Sun & Bell (2021) questionnaire was used to collect data. In order to analyze the data were used structural equation and Smart PLS3 software. Findings show that Extracurricular activities have a positive relationship with entrepreneurial inspiration and dimensions of Mindset; Entrepreneurial inspiration has a positive relationship with Alertness to opportunity, Ambiguity tolerance, Dispositional optimism and in general with entrepreneurial Mindset and entrepreneurial inspiration has a mediating role in the relationship between Extracurricular activities and entrepreneurial Mindset. But Curriculum attendance has nothing to do with entrepreneurial inspiration and Mindset; Entrepreneurial inspiration has nothing to do with Risk propensity, and entrepreneurial inspiration has no mediating role in the relationship between the Curriculum attendance and the entrepreneurial mindset. Finally, the direct impact of extracurricular activities was significantly positive, while there was no positive effect on Curriculum attendance. The findings of this study can help to be aware of the design and evaluation of entrepreneurship education programs in the future.