The Effect Of Entrepreneurship Education And Digital Literacy On Entrepreneurial Intention Mediated By Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy In Vocational High School Students In Malang City
Keywords:
Entrepreneurship Education, Digital Literacy, Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy, Entrepreneurial Intention.
Abstract
This study aims to examine the influence of entrepreneurship education and digital literacy on entrepreneurial intention among vocational high school (SMK) students in Malang City, with entrepreneurial self-efficacy as a mediating variable. A quantitative approach was used with hypothesis testing methods. The research sample involved 226 twelfth-grade students from several SMKs in Malang City. Data analysis was performed using the Structural Equation Modeling Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) technique. The results showed that entrepreneurship education and digital literacy had a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intention. In addition, it was found that entrepreneurial self-efficacy acts as a partial mediator in the relationship between digital literacy and entrepreneurial intention, as well as a full mediator in the relationship between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention. These findings confirm that entrepreneurship education and the improvement of digital literacy play an important role in strengthening the entrepreneurial confidence and entrepreneurial intention of vocational high school students, in order to prepare them to become graduates who are ready to work or create their own jobs
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Mugiono, Mugiono, Sucihatiningsih Dian Wisika Prajanti, and Wahyono Wahyono. "The effect of digital literacy and entrepreneurship education towards online entrepreneurship intention through online business learning and creativity at marketing department in Batang regency." Journal of Economic Education 10.1 (2021): 21-27.
Muliadi, Agus, Baiq Mirawati, and Saiful Prayogi. "The effect of entrepreneurship education and subjective norm on biology students' self-efficacy in entrepreneurship." Prisma Sains: Journal of Science and Mathematics Education Research IKIP Mataram 9.1 (2021): 127-135. https://doi.org/10.33394/j-ps.v9i1.3981
Newman, A., Obschonka, M., Schwarz, S., Cohen, M., & Nielsen, I. (2019). Entrepreneurial Self-efficacy: A systematic review of the literature on its theoretical foundations, measurement, antecedents, and outcomes, and an agenda for future research. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 110 (May 2018), 403-419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb 2018.05.012
Nika, S., Hidayat, N., & Laihad, G. H. (2022). Improving digital literacy through strengthening self-efficacy and visionary leadership. Journal of Educational Management, 10(2), 88-93. https://doi.org/10.33751/jmp.v10i2.6102
Saptono, A., Wibowo, A., WidyastutI,U., Narmaditya, B. S., & Yanto, H. (2021a). Entrepreneurial self-efficacy among elementary students: the role of entrepreneurship education. Heliyon, 7(9), e07995. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07995
Scahill, Shane, and Maryam Pirouzi. "Scoping review of entrepreneurship in community pharmacy: Bringing together education and practice." Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning 17.5 (2025): 102308.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2025.102308
Shinnar, R. S., Hsu, D. K., & Powell, B. C. (2014). Self-efficacy, entrepreneurial intentions, and gender: Assessing the impact of entrepreneurship education longitudinally. The International Journal of Management Education, 12(3). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2014.09.005
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Wardana, L. W., Narmaditya, B. S., Wibowo, A., Mahendra, A.M., Wibowo, N.A., Harwida, G., & Rohman, A.N. (2020). The impact of entrepreneurship education and students’ entrepreneurial mindset: the mediating role of attitude and self-efficacy. Heliyon, 6(9), e04922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04922
Windmill, R.J . (2021). Open Research Online. PhD Thesis, The Open University, 2,
Yusoff, M. N. H., Zainol, F. A., & Ibrahim, M. D. (2021). The influence of entrepreneurship education, digital literacy, and self-efficacy on students’ entrepreneurial intention. Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 8(1), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.20448/journal.509.2021.81.1.7
Published
2025-10-14
How to Cite
Khoiriyah, S. N., Heri Pratikto, & Titis Shinta Dhewi. (2025). The Effect Of Entrepreneurship Education And Digital Literacy On Entrepreneurial Intention Mediated By Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy In Vocational High School Students In Malang City. International Journal of Business and Quality Research, 3(04), 121-144. https://doi.org/10.63922/ijbqr.v3i04.2379
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