Pengaruh Pembelajaran Kewirausahaan dan Motivasi Berwirausaha Terhadap Minat Berwirausaha Pada Mahasiswa Universitas Negeri Medan

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the contribution of entrepreneurship learning and entrepreneurial motivation in fostering entrepreneurial interest among Economic Education students at Universitas Negeri Medan. The study employed a quantitative approach with an associative research design. The population consisted of all students who had completed the entrepreneurship course, with a total sample of 41 respondents. Using a total sampling technique, all members of the population were selected as the research sample. Data were collected through a Likert-scale questionnaire and analyzed using multiple linear regression. The partial test results indicated that entrepreneurship learning had a positive relationship with entrepreneurial interest; however, its effect was not statistically significant. In contrast, entrepreneurial motivation was found to have a positive and significant contribution to enhancing students’ entrepreneurial interest, indicating that motivation exerts a stronger influence than entrepreneurship learning itself. Simultaneously, both independent variables were shown to have a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial interest. Nevertheless, entrepreneurship learning remains strategically important as a foundation for developing an entrepreneurial mindset and readiness. Therefore, it is essential to strengthen more practical and application-oriented entrepreneurship learning while simultaneously enhancing students’ entrepreneurial motivation. This effort is expected to encourage graduates not only to become job seekers but also to create employment opportunities through entrepreneurship.