identify barriers to entrepreneurship education in Kermanshah schools

The main purpose of this study was to identify barriers to entrepreneurship education in Kermanshah schools (schools) from the perspective of Kermanshah city's leading teachers. This is a qualitative and phenomenological research. The statistical population of this study includes all experts in Kermanshah city who specialize in entrepreneurship education. Based on the purposeful sampling method, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 teachers with at least 10 years of experience in technical and vocational education and familiarity with their entrepreneurial education and expertise was performed. In this study, in order to achieve the validity of interview questions from supervisor teachers, mentors and consultants, as well as entrepreneurship specialists, in order to ensure the reliability of the research data through repeated study, continuous data comparison, summarization and Classification of information was used without any changes in the data. The method of analysis used in this study is the Strauss and Corbin method. According to the results of the interviews, 19 concepts were obtained in 63 themes. Findings from the experiences of the teachers showed that there was insufficient interest and motivation to study, the weakness of the scientific students of their branch, the lack of knowledge of the industry in the technical and professional branches, their status. Inappropriate physical schools, employing non-specialist learners in entrepreneurship education, employing inappropriate teaching-learning methods, low budget allocation to technical and professional branches, low quality and quantity of equipment and educational facilities are major issues. Problems and obstacles are the development of entrepreneurial knowledge and skills.
 To explain the research findings, it should be said that some factors in the field of the most practical methods and techniques of entrepreneurship education, such as the use of exploratory and problem-oriented methods and techniques, the use of techniques similar to training courses, the need for entrepreneurship education with scientific and applied methods, the use of objective methods In entrepreneurship education to create experience, organizational factors in creating independent entrepreneurship, using motivational speech technique, fostering creativity, using the personal experiences of the teacher in entrepreneurship education and also creating a positive attitude towards entrepreneurship, as well as factors such as lack of interest and motivation. Adequate education, weak academic strength of students in his field, poor condition of educational equipment in terms of quantity and quality, poor physical space of vocational schools, lack of teaching-learning methods appropriate to the subject of entrepreneurship, lack of expertise in the field of entrepreneurship, including Obstacles to the development of entrepreneurial knowledge and skills in students.
Given the obstacles and problems raised, suggestions in line with these obstacles and to improve entrepreneurship education programs such as: starting entrepreneurship education from elementary school, building an entrepreneurial think tank in vocational schools, allocating sufficient funds to technical branches His profession and skills, further connection of these trainings with production and service centers and comprehensive support of the government for job creation and entrepreneurship were provided by managers and teachers, and finally suggestions for improving the entrepreneurship training program are presented: based on the field of interest. Student enrollment, effective incentives to discover students' talents, direct contact with industry, market and products and services, budget increase, new and correct training for instructors, employment of professional instructors and entrepreneurs in this field, comprehensive support the government of job creation and entrepreneurship, creating the necessary equipment and facilities, supporting entrepreneurs and creating a work environment commensurate with the skills learned.