The effectiveness of Integrated Activities in Developing Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Skills of Ready Made Clothes Section Students at Industrial Secondary School and their Attitudes Toward It

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Faculty of Education - Helwan University

Abstract

Abstract
This study aimed at examining the effectiveness of integrated activities that are based on integrating some study subjects (The assays,Planning and production management, Technical drawing and equipments) in developing entrepreneurship knowledge and skills of readymade clothes section students at industrial secondary school and their attitudes towards it. The sample of the study consisted of 35 third grade female students. To answer the study questions and verify its hypotheses the researcher used three main instruments: an achievement test, entrepreneurship skills level measure, and attitudes towards entrepreneurship. Results of the study revealed that there is a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the experimental group and the control group in favor of the experimental group. Also, there is a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the experimental group students on the pre- and post test scores in favor of the posttest. Moreover, it was revealed that there is a positive correlation between developing entrepreneurship skills among experimental group students and their attitudes towards it. Depending on these results, a set of recommendations was presented together with suggestions for further research.