Entrepreneurship perception in higher education. A comparative study among Students, Faculty Members and Directors

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Mauricio Castillo-Vergara
Alejandro álvarez-Marín

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(descriptive): A set of variables affects the building of a university ecosystem fostering an entrepreneurial culture among students. The purpose of this study was to assess the perceptions of students, faculty members and directors of Higher Education Centers in the region of Coquimbo, Chile with respect to entrepreneurship, taking into account diverse variables in order to establish signifcant differences in these perceptions that could affect institutional policies or actions, which may ultimately have an impact in regional development. The descriptive study performed on a sample of twelve Higher Education institutions revealed signifcant differences between the perceptions of academics and students on the infuence of the following variables: infrastructure; networking; institutional experience; skills; risk-taking. Likewise, the directors showed signifcant differences in their appreciations of the relative importance of the variables: teaching strategies; academic skills; government programs and strategies covering students and/or academics.

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Entrepreneurship perception in higher education. A comparative study among Students, Faculty Members and Directors. (2016). Revista Latinoamericana De Ciencias Sociales, Niñez Y Juventud , 14(1). https://doi.org/10.11600/1692715x.14114261114
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Segunda Sección: Estudios e Investigaciones
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Mauricio Castillo-Vergara, Universidad de La Serena, Chile

Profesor Universidad de La Serena, Chile. Ingeniero Civil Industrial, Magister en Gestión de Empresas, Académico Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial, Universidad de La Serena, Benavente 980, La Serena, 1720170, Chile, 56-51-204262.

Alejandro álvarez-Marín, Universidad de La Serena, Chile.

Profesor Universidad de La Serena, Chile. Ingeniero Civil Industrial, Magister en Tecnologías de la Información, Académico Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial, Universidad de La Serena, Benavente 980, La Serena, 1720170, Chile, 56-51-204262

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Entrepreneurship perception in higher education. A comparative study among Students, Faculty Members and Directors. (2016). Revista Latinoamericana De Ciencias Sociales, Niñez Y Juventud , 14(1). https://doi.org/10.11600/1692715x.14114261114