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Nadya Davidenko, Ivan Dimitrov, Adile Dimitrova
STUDY OF DETERMINANTS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS OF STUDENTS IN THE BUSINESS MAJORS AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES OF UKRAINE
JEL: L26, M13, A29

Keywords: entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial intentions of students, determinants of entrepreneurship intentions

Summary: Entrepreneurship is a leading economic force that drives the development of modern society. The well-being of nations depends largely on current and future entrepreneurial activities. Students can be seen as potential future entrepreneurs. It is therefore very important to explore their intentions for entrepreneurial activity. In this respect, universities play a very important role in creating and developing entrepreneurial thinking among students. The research encompasses a sample of students trained in the business majors of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine - Kiev. The objective of the study is to explore the factors that influence the entrepreneurial intentions of students in business studies at the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine - Kiev. The following research tasks are set to achieve the main objective: - to analyze the demographic data of the sample surveyed; - to analyze the students' intentions for career development; - to analyze the impact of primary determinants according to the Theory of Planned Be-haviour on entrepreneurial intentions of students; - to analyze the influence of the secondary determinants according to the Theory of Planned Behaviour on entrepreneurial intentions of students; The study is based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour. The main thesis of the study is as follows: Students' entrepreneurial intentions are the result of the impact of two sets of factors. The first group includes key career choice factors such as attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control. The second group covers context factors such as the university context, the family context, personal motives, and the social/cultural context.
Penka Shishmanova, Yuliyan Gospodinov, Evelina Parashkevova Velikova, Kristiyan Korelov, Kristiyana Dimitrova
THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF USING INTERACTIVE METHODS IN THE CONTINUING EDUCATION AT D. A. TSENOV ACADEMY OF ECONOMICS
JEL: A29, D83, I21, J24.

Keywords: continuing education, interactive methods, teaching, knowledge, competences.

Summary: Nowadays the importance of vocational education and training is becoming increasingly important for improving the quality of human resources and their successful realization on the labour market. The purpose of this paper is to study and analyze the conditions under which the interactive methods are applied in the continuing education at D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics, and to formulate recommendations for its improvement. To accomplish this goal, the following tasks are set: to present the framework and the main objectives of vocational education and training; to develop a survey methodology; to explore and critically analyze good practices of applying interactive teaching methods in continuing education in Bulgaria and abroad, and to approbate some of them in the Academy; to summarize and draw conclusions. The study proves the research thesis that the use of interactive teaching methods in the continuing education at D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics makes the study material more accessible and understandable for the learners, and stimulates their activity and creativity. As a result, this leads to better consumer satisfaction, increased quality of the overall training process and high efficiency for the training organization. The study concludes that the interactive teaching methods should be intensively developed and creatively applied (according to the specific discipline, course, and subject matter), and become a top priority for lecturers, heads of centres and higher education institutions, as a whole.

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