Development of entrepreneurial competence of future primary school teachers

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate the opinions of prospective teachers regarding the development of entrepreneurial competencies of future primary school teachers. This research was designed in accordance with the qualitative research method. The research was conducted with 40 pre-service teachers who received primary school teacher training at various universities in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The data of the research were collected by interview technique in order to get the opinions of the teacher candidates participating in the research. As a result of the research, it has been seen that pre-service teachers associate their entrepreneurial skills with being innovative, evaluating opportunities, taking risks, self-confidence and emotional intelligence. In this direction, the majority of pre-service teachers stated that they partially have entrepreneurial skills. In addition, pre-service teachers stated that universities, schools, teachers and teacher candidates have duties to develop entrepreneurship skills. In line with the research results, it is necessary to intensify entrepreneurship courses for primary school teacher candidates in universities, and to organise seminars for personal development and development of entrepreneurship skills.
 
 Keywords: Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial skills, prospective teachers