PERSONAL AND EXTERNAL FACTORS EFFECT ON WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS: EVIDENCE FROM KUWAIT

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (02) ◽  
pp. 1250008 ◽  
Author(s):  
KAMAL NASER ◽  
RANA NUSEIBEH ◽  
AHMAD AL-HUSSAINI
Keyword(s):  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Applied Education ◽  
And Training ◽  
Level Of Agreement

The main objective of the current study is to investigate personal and external factors that might influence women's decisions to become entrepreneurs in Kuwait. To achieve this objective, a questionnaire containing selected variables of women's personal and external factors was distributed to a sample of Kuwaiti women who are mainly studying or have completed their studies at the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training. The participants in the questionnaire survey were asked to express the level of agreement they assign to various variables that might affect their decisions to become entrepreneurs. Although the result of the analysis of the participants' answers revealed that they attach a certain level of agreement to the external factors effect on their decisions to become entrepreneurs, they attached higher level of agreement to personal factors. The Kuwaiti women who participated in the survey believe that getting involved in developing a self-business will enhance their social position and assist them in making independent decisions. Their interests and hobbies together with availability of business ideas would encourage Kuwaiti women to develop their own businesses. Their involvements in developing self-businesses are motivated by profit, given that they can secure the start-up capital. Finally, the participants revealed that religious bindings, together with family responsibilities, influence their decisions to become entrepreneurs.

Preparing a Future Graduate Workforce for Work

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-103
Author(s):  
Salah Al-Ali
Keyword(s):  
Direct Contact ◽  
Public Authority ◽  
Department Heads ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
The Public ◽  
Applied Education ◽  
Business Requirements ◽  
And Training

This paper reports on a study that examined factors which had a direct impact on the quality of graduates from the Public Authority of Applied Education and Training (PAAE&T) in Kuwait. The study also examined the extent to which the graduates met the requirements of local employers. It consisted of a review of the literature; a questionnaire given to a sample of students in selected departments; interviews with department heads at the PAAE&T; Deans of related colleges and institutions; Deans of industrial liaison offices in the selected sample of the PAAE&T; supervisors in industry who had direct contact with prospective PAAE&T graduates; and employed graduates. The findings indicate that there is a need to develop a proper labour strategy to ensure that graduates from PAAE&T are equipped with the required knowledge, skills and attitudes to meet industry and business requirements.

scholarly journals Attitudes of the students of the College of Basic Education Towards the Implementation of Moodle System in Managing University E-Courses to Enhance the Learning Process in Kuwait

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Ahmad Alfailakawi
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Female Students ◽  
The Public ◽  
College Of Basic Education ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Applied Education ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
And Training

The study aimed at investigating the Attitudes of the students of the College of Basic Education Towards the implementation of Moodle System in managing University E-Courses to Enhance the Learning Process in Kuwait. The researcher used the descriptive analytical method and then developed a questionnaire to measure students’ attitudes towards the use of Moodle system in E-courses management. The study tool was divided into two domains; striving for the benefit of Moodle system and the importance of using the Moodle system, the study tool’s reliability and validity were verified. The study sample consisted of (397) bachelor (male and female) students from the college of Basic Education in the Public authority for applied education and training in Kuwait. The findings revealed that the student’s tendency towards using Moodle system in university E-courses management came medium. The results also showed no statistically significant differences due to the effect of sex in all domains and the full degree. The existence of statistically significant differences due to the academic level’s effect in all fields and the differences came in favor of the first and second academic year in all domains and the full degree.

Evaluation of an e-Advising System

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Academic Advising ◽  
Female Students ◽  
The Public ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Positive Impression ◽  
Applied Education ◽  
And Training

Higher education (HE) in Kuwait suffers from high dropout rates, and one of the leading causes of this desertion is a lack of academic advising. Effective academic advising systems must fulfill its user’s needs and provide a positive user experience (UX), which allows users to successfully and effectively fulfill their goals. This study used quantitative and qualitative approaches to evaluate an electronic advising system (e-Advisor) used by the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET). Survey data from 1,095 PAAET students were analyzed to determine students' perceptions and evaluate their experience using e-Adviser. The findings indicated that students were aware of the features and advantages of e-Advisor. Overall, the participants had a moderately positive impression of e-Advisor’s UX. The system’s attractiveness, efficiency, and perspicuity were rated slightly higher than its dependability, stimulation, and novelty. Moreover, female students’ perceptions of e-Advisors UX were significantly more favorable than their male counterparts.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial Motivation and Challenges: A Study on Women Entrepreneurs in Sylhet City

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-122
Author(s):  
Fathema Farjana Hani
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Economic Freedom ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Women Entrepreneurship ◽  
Start Up ◽  
The Family ◽  
And Training

Women entrepreneurship is not only the way of poverty alleviation but also the key to a nation’s overall advancement. This study attempts to explore several aspects of them. It emphasized on the profile of women entrepreneurs, identifying the motivation behind their entrepreneurial career, and pinpointing the challenges they are facing. The study conducted on 50 women entrepreneurs of Sylhet city. Both primary and secondary data was used. The profile of the women entrepreneurs shows information about their age, educational qualification, marital status, type of family they belongs to. Type and ownership of their business, amount and sources of start-up capital, no. of employees and their future career plan is also included in the profile. The study identified that 31% of the respondents are self-motivated to be entrepreneurs. The reasons to start business consist of- be self-dependent, extra income for the family, to run the family business, for economic freedom, etc.  The study also finds out challenges in starting and continuing business of women entrepreneurs that can obstruct the smooth functioning of it. Some of the challenges are- conservative social attitude, gender discrimination, lack of skills and training facilities, infrastructural problems, etc. The study also reveals that the women entrepreneurs in Sylhet city are getting the support of family members, and they can manage start-up capital. This study has some implication for researchers in the area of entrepreneurship and women entrepreneurship.

scholarly journals The Degree of Achieving ISTE Standards among Pre-Service Teachers at “the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training” (PAAET) in Kuwait from Their Point of Views

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Budour Almisad
Keyword(s):  
Basic Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Public Authority ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
The Public ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Iste Standards ◽  
Applied Education ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
And Training

The aim of the study was twofold; first, to examine the degree of achieving International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) standards among pre-service teachers at the college of basic education at the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) from their point of views and second, to examine differences in the pre-service teachers’ point of views of the degree of achieving ISTE standards based on their gender, age, major, academic year, their technological competence, their attitudes towards the use of technology, and their extent of technology use. A cross-sectional design was used; questionnaire instrument was designed and developed to collect data from the participants. The participants were student teachers enrolled in different classes in the summer semester in the academic year of 2018/2019 at the college of basic education at “the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training” (PAAET) in Kuwait. Two hundreds and eighty three pre-service teachers completed the questionnaire. The results showed that the participants expressed positive perceptions of achieving ISTE standards. The results showed insignificant variations in pre-service teachers’ perceptions of the achievement of ISTE standards based on their gender, age, major, and academic year. Furthermore, the results showed that pre-service teachers’ perceptions of the achievement of ISTE standards had significant relationships with pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards the use of technology, pre-service teachers’ perceptions of their technological competences, and pre-service teachers’ extent of using technology. Based on the findings, set of recommendations for practice and for future research were provided.

scholarly journals The Degree of Graduates Suitability of the Faculty and Institutes of the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training for the Requirements of Labor Market in Kuwait from Employers Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 122
Author(s):  
Talal Ibrahim Almesad
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Public Authority ◽  
Arithmetic Means ◽  
Basic Study ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
The State Of Kuwait ◽  
Applied Education ◽  
And Training

The current study aimed at determining the suitability level for the faculties and institutes graduates of the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training and the requirements of the labor market in the State of Kuwait from the employers’ perspective in the public and private sectors. The study sample consisted of (2018) employers. A questionnaire was used after verifying its validity and stability. It was applied to an exploratory sample from the study population which are not included in the basic study sample. The results of the study showed that the suitability level of graduates of the Faculties and Institutes of the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training and the requirements of the labor market in the country Kuwait was moderate. The findings also revealed that there are statistically significant differences between the arithmetic means of the suitability level for graduates of faculty and institutes of the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training in favour of female employers, and differences were found according to the employer’s graduation organization in favour of the Authority’s graduates. Besides, the differences were found in both work sector in favor of the public work sector.

scholarly journals The Impact of Partnership between the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training and the Kuwaiti Labor Market on the Outcome Quality of the Training Sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Hadi S. AlHarbi
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Public Authority ◽  
Simple Random Sample ◽  
Outcome Quality ◽  
The Public ◽  
Applied Education ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Training

The present study aimed to explore the impact of partnership between the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training and the Kuwaiti labor market on the outcome quality of the training sector. The study’s population consists from all the officials who work at the public bodies that benefit from the outcomes of the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training. A simple random sample was selected. It consists from 300 officials. Questionnaire forms were distributed to all of the selected officials. However, 209 forms only were retrieved and considered valid for statistical analysis. Thus, the response rate is 69.7%. It was found that the partnership between the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training and the Kuwaiti labor market has a significant impact on the outcome quality of the training sector. The researcher recommends activating the role of the partnership between the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training and the Kuwaiti labor market.

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