Pre-enrolment factors influencing the academic performance of entrepreneurship students in higher education

• Main Authors: Sibanda, Lucky, Iwu, Chux Gervase
• Format: Online
• Language: English
• Published: HEPNET-UPatras 2021
• Subjects: Educational Sciences; Relationship with knowledge; case study; university students; LLL, Higher Education Institutions, institutions of continuing education; Educational Sciences, Sociology, Political Sciences; Academics; Κοινωνιολογία της Εκπαίδευσης; Ανώτατη Εκπαίδευση; Political Sciences; Equity, Inequality; Students, Anxiety, Stress, University; Teacher Training; Training System; Didactics; Pedagogy; education; Pédagogie de Projet; Acteurs Sociaux; Université, Étudiants; Competition, democratization of education, distance and open learning, Internet, plagiarism; Modern Greek Studies, Freie Universität; Educational Sciences, Sociology, Political Sciences, History,; US postsecondary education, academic and occupational learning, competency, connectivity, permeability; Citizenship; higher education; values; active learning; democracy; Pre-enrolment factors; career guidance; entrepreneurship students; academic success; academic failure; Relationship to knowledges; Epistemological beliefs; Pre-service teachers; Pre-licensed psychologists; Higher education; Educational Sciences, Medicine; OTC (Over the counter medicines), comparative analysis, health care professionals, lifelong learning; Institutional assessment, HAHE, strategic planning, SWOT analysis, SMART criteria; Educational leadership, transformational leadership, effectiveness, democratic leader-ship; Educational leadership, transformational leadership, effectiveness, democratic leadership; Eπιστήμες της Εκπαίδευσης; Εκπαιδευτική ηγεσία, μετασχηματιστική ηγεσία, αποτελεσματικότητα, δημοκρατική ηγεσία.; Academic recognition, Lisbon Convention, Bologna Process, Ministerial Communications; Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV/AIDS, Students, Health Education, Health Promotion; Policy convergence, education, semiotics, entropy, knowledge brokering; RPWD Act, NIRF, Web Accessibility, NEP 2020, Digital Accessibility; Governing technology, performativity, the enterprising self, self-improvement, lifelong learning, teacher professional development; Human Rights Education; Faculty Members of Greek Pedagogical Departments; Specific Teaching Methodology; Educational Model of the Cognitive Pyramid; Semi Structured Interviews; Εκπαίδευση για τα Ανθρώπινα Δικαιώματα; Μέλη ΔΕΠ Ελληνικών Παιδαγωγικών Τμημάτων; Ειδική Διδακτική Μεθοδολογία; Εκπαιδευτικό Μοντέλο Γνωστικής Πυραμίδας; Ημιδομημένες Συνεντεύξεις; Pedagogy; Πανεπιστημιακή Παιδαγωγική, Φοιτητές, Παιδαγωγικοί Μηχανισμοί, Ποιότητα Διδασκαλίας; Pédagogie Universitaire, Étudiants, Dispositifs Pédagogiques, Qualité d’Enseignement; Student-centered learning, higher education, critical thinking, autonomy, teaching methods; Νόμιμη Γλωσσική Έκφραση; Κοινωνική Παρέμβαση/Ένταξη; Παιδαγωγική του Σχεδίου; Διαπολιτισμικό Εργαλείο; Πανεπιστήμιο; Legitimate Speech; Social Intervention/Insertion; Project Based Learning; Intercultural Dispositif; University; Langage Légitime; Intervention/Insertion Sociale; Pédagogie de Projet; Dispositif Interculturel, Université; Bilingualism, national languages, diglossia, linguistic ideology, language policy; University Pedagogy/Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, active learning, reflection, experimental learning.; Επιστήμες της Εκπαίδευσης; Relationship to knowledge; University; Brazil; Students from working-class families; Higher Education, Distance Learning and Covid-19 Pandemic.; Πολιτική Ανώτατης Εκπαίδευσης; Πανεπιστήμιο; Επαγγελματικοποίηση; Προγράμματα Σπουδών; Αναπλαισίωση της Γνώσης; Sociology; Higher Education Policy; University; Professionalisation; Curricula; Recontextualisation of Knowledge; Politique de l’Enseignement Supérieur; Université; Professionnalisation; Curricula; Recontextualisation des Savoirs; Marketing Communications; Marketing Environment; Higher Education; Internationalization; Universities; Educational Sciences, Teacher Education, University, Students.; Διδακτορικές σπουδές; EUA-CDE; Ε.Χ.Α.Ε.; Αρχές του Σάλτσμπουργκ; Doctoral studies, EUA-CDE, EHEA, Salzburg Principles; Πολιτικές Επιστήμες; Τέχνη; Multi-Group Moderating, Job Strain, Work Engagement, Job Demands; Παγκοσμιοποίηση; Δημοκρατία; Δύση; Αναδυόμενες Οικονομίες; Παγκοσμιοποίηση, Δημοκρατία, Δύση, Αναδυόμενες Οικονομίες; Mondialisation; Démocratie; Occident; Économie Émergeantes; Moscow State University of International Relations (MGIMO), the Greek Language Section, teaching of the Greek language, diplomat, future employment; Educational Sciences,; Academic performance Indicator; Research/Academic score; Appraisal; University Grants Commission; Research quality; Indian Universities; Higher education, Access, Governance, Gender, Guidance Policy; Higher Education, Democracy, Citizenship; Novice and experienced teachers; classroom management style; apprentice; classroom observation; hand-on experience; Relationship to knowledge. Historical foundations. Epistemological status; Academics of 19th century, memoirs, university of 19th century, Ragkavis, Pilikas, Saripolos; social inequalities, higher education; Εκπαιδευτική Πολιτική; Διοίκηση ανώτατης εκπαίδευσης, συμμετοχικό μοντέλο, διαχειριστικό μοντέλο, συγκριτική προσέγγιση, ακαδημαϊκή κοινότητα; Formation des Enseignants; Dispositif de Formation; Didactiques; Pédagogie

In South Africa, most students who complete secondary education are underprepared for higher education. Most of those who make it into higher education do not complete their programme on time. Thus, it is essential to study each cohort and understand what would influence their academic performance. The objective of this study is to determine the pre-enrolment factors influencing the academic performance of entrepreneurship students at a tertiary institution in the Western Cape, South Africa. A quantitative approach is followed in this study using a questionnaire to understand the students’ profiles as well the pre-enrolment factors that influence their academic performance. Data was captured and analysed using the latest version of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 26. The top three factors with the highest means relate to lack of career guidance, study material and financial resources. The chi square tests of association confirmed the statistical significance of frequencies. This study has significant implications for both policy development and implementation in basic school education. It also has significant implication for universities in the sense that sufficient support must be in place for the students who come from a not-so-good basic education. Suggestions for further studies are flagged.