The Effect of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Readiness with Self-Efficacy as an Intervening Variable in The Islamic Perspective

This study aims to analyze the effect of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial readiness among students of the Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business (FEBI), UIN Antasari Banjarmasin, with self-efficacy as an intervening variable from an Islamic perspective. The research employed a quantitative approach using path analysis. The sample consisted of 100 FEBI students who had taken entrepreneurship courses. The findings reveal that: (1) entrepreneurship education significantly influences students’ entrepreneurial readiness, with a path coefficient of 0.583 and a t-value of 6.313 > 1.660; (2) entrepreneurship education significantly affects students’ self-efficacy, with a path coefficient of 0.709 and a t-value of 13.430 > 1.660; (3) self-efficacy significantly influences students’ entrepreneurial readiness, with a path coefficient of 0.347 and a t-value of 3.619 > 1.660; and (4) entrepreneurship education significantly affects entrepreneurial readiness through self-efficacy as an intervening variable, with a path coefficient of 0.246 and a t-value of 3.304 > 1.660. These findings indicate that entrepreneurship education not only enhances students’ entrepreneurial readiness but also fosters self-efficacy, which strengthens such readiness. From an Islamic perspective, the results are consistent with the principles of ikhtiar (effort), hard work, honesty, optimism, and tawakkul (trust in Allah), which serve as the ethical foundation of Islamic business practices. Thus, entrepreneurship education based on Islamic values can serve as an important instrument in shaping a generation of Muslim entrepreneurs who are professional, independent, and guided by Islamic character.